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unascertained

ADJECTIVE
unknown
Synonyms
STRONGEST
anonymous exotic foreign nameless new remote strange uncharted undiscovered unexplained unexplored unfamiliar unidentified unnamed unrecognized
STRONG
X alien dark far secret
WEAK
concealed desolate distant far-off faraway hidden humble incog incognito little-known such and such unapprehended uncelebrated undistinguished unheard-of unnoted unperceived unrenowned unrevealed unsung untold
Antonyms
STRONGEST
common familiar identified known named native normal regular relevant usual

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A post-mortem examination was carried out but the baby's cause of death was "unascertained", the coroner heard.

From BBC ● Apr. 14, 2026

Area coroner Rose Farmer said the cause of death was unascertained, pending toxicology.

From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2025

Alphonsine's medical cause of death was proposed as pneumonia while her daughter's was "unascertained", pathologist Dr Stuart Hamilton said in evidence.

From BBC ● Jul. 21, 2025

A pathologist had given the formal cause as unascertained due to the state of decomposition of the body.

From BBC ● Aug. 15, 2023

Duress, in certain cases, may be pleaded as a defence of an act which would otherwise be a crime, but the extent to which the plea of duress can be urged is unascertained.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 8 "Dubner" to "Dyeing" by Various

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