unbeknownst
preposition/ˌʌnbɪˈnoʊnst/
Frequency rank: #16,212 most common English word
Meaning
without the knowledge of; unknown to someone.
Example sentence
unbeknownst to her parents, she had already booked a flight to Paris.
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