utterly unknown

Frequency: 7.09.2 per million words

Completely and absolutely unknown, especially in American English.

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Examples (10)

  • The new species remained utterly unknown to science for decades.
  • His early life was utterly unknown to his closest friends.
  • The consequences of her decision were utterly unknown at the time.
  • For centuries, the remote island was utterly unknown to the outside world.
  • She found herself in a country where the language was utterly unknown to her.
  • The cause of the mysterious phenomenon is still utterly unknown.
  • Before the internet, many talented artists were utterly unknown outside their local communities.
  • The project's true scope was utterly unknown until they started working on it.
  • Moving to a new city where everyone was utterly unknown was a daunting prospect.
  • The ancient ritual, now lost to time, is utterly unknown to modern historians.