Definitions

know-how

[noh-hou] / ˈnoʊˌhaʊ /

NOUN

skill, talent

Synonyms

STRONGEST

ability aptitude background capability expertise ingenuity knowledge proficiency wisdom

STRONG

adroitness art command craft cunning dexterity experience expertness faculty flair knack savoir-faire

Antonyms

STRONGEST

clumsiness ignorance impotence inability incompetence ineptness stupidity

STRONG

awkwardness ineptitude lack

WEAK

want

Example Sentences

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Switzerland have got some exciting young players to go with the know-how of Granit Xhaka and Manuel Akanji.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

Russian military know-how has enabled Kim to shift more resources to bread-and-butter areas.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026

It takes a lot of know-how to puppet and train a robot, he said.

From Los Angeles Times • May 31, 2026

The implication was clear: farming know-how had been imported into the “waterworld” hunter-gatherer communities by women.

From Science Daily • May 30, 2026

William Faulkner added his pilot’s know-how to the scenario, getting technical as he described exactly what Tania would have to do to make her plane turn and swoop and dive.

From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein

know-how

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