Showing Results for "knowing"

knowing

[noh-ing] / ˈnoʊ ɪŋ /

ADJECTIVE

experienced, aware

Synonyms

STRONGEST

insightful intelligent perceptive sophisticated

STRONG

awake brilliant cool crack deliberate discerning expert intended percipient qualified quick sage sharp slick smart wise

WEAK

alive apprehensive astute brainy bright canny clever cognizant competent conscious conversant intentional judicious knowledgeable observant quick-witted sagacious sensible sentient skillful sophic tuned-in vigilant watchful well-informed with it witting worldly worldly-wise

Antonyms

STRONGEST

stupid unaware unintelligent

STRONG

ignorant slow unskilled

WEAK

inexperienced uncognizant unknowing

Example Sentences

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Hopefully, you won’t need it, but knowing it’s there should provide some peace of mind.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 9, 2026

Part of what I was exploring was the idea of not really knowing who these people are.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026

In the specific tragedy of the Nowak case, there is no way of knowing yet exactly why the police behaved as they did.

From BBC • Jun. 6, 2026

Or they’ll cut their losses and support him, knowing that whoever’s next in line would probably be worse.

From Slate • Jun. 6, 2026

I swallow my laugh, knowing very well what he means.

From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold