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What is "unbeknownst" in English? Definition and Explanations

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What does unbeknownst mean in English? Meaning of unbeknownst definition and abbreviation with examples.

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What is "unbeknownst" in English? Definition and Explanations

Meaning of "unbeknownst": (usually used with `to') occurring or existing without the knowledge of

Adjective

  • Meaning: (usually used with `to') occurring or existing without the knowledge of
  • Example: a crisis unbeknown to me she had been ill for months, unbeknownst to the family
  • Synonyms: unbeknown unbeknownst
  • Similar: unknown

    • Meaning of "unbeknownst": without someone's knowledge

    Adverb

  • Meaning: without someone's knowledge
  • Example: unbeknownst to me, she made all the arrangements
  • Synonyms: unbeknown unbeknownst

    • Synonyms:

    unperceived, unapprehended, undiscovered, unnamed, obscure, mysterious, concealed, unrecognized, anonymous,

    Antonyms:

    known, understood, realized, recognized,

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    unbeknownst in English: unbeknownst
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