1
[ adverb ] without someone's knowledge

Synonyms

unbeknown

Examples

"unbeknownst to me, she made all the arrangements"

2
[ adjective ] (usually used with `to') occurring or existing without the knowledge of

Synonyms

unbeknown

Examples

"a crisis unbeknown to me" "she had been ill for months, unbeknownst to the family"

Related terms

unknown

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Rhymes with

financed unannounced enhanced announced pronounced convinced unconvinced experienced inexperienced incensed condensed entranced unfenced enhanced dispensed evidenced fenced sensed ernst financed against licensed balanced silenced referenced advanced referenced unbalanced counterbalanced unlicensed

Phonetic and Homophones

AH0 N B IY0 N OW1 N S T

Similar Spelling

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