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knowledgeable

[nol-i-juh-buhl] / ˈnɒl ɪ dʒə bəl /
ADJECTIVE
aware, educated
Synonyms
STRONGEST
appreciative brilliant conscious conversant discerning experienced informed insightful intelligent learned perceptive sensible smart sophisticated well-informed well-rounded wise
STRONG
apprised au courant au fait in the know
WEAK
abreast acquainted with alert brainy bright clever cognizant erudite familiar with knowing lettered omniscient plugged in posted prescient privy quick-witted sagacious sage savvy scholarly sharp sophic tuned-in understanding versed with it
Antonyms
STRONGEST
ignorant inexperienced unaware uninformed unintelligent unknowledgeable unreasonable unsophisticated unwise
WEAK
uneducated

Example Sentences

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Alex Howell, who runs the Lilak shop K-Pop shop in Shrewsbury, said the genre was "huge" at the moment and the exposure had "made more people, especially parents more knowledgeable".

From BBC • Apr. 6, 2026

The faux-anchor admitted that he wasn’t knowledgeable on Iran before throwing to a clip of a supposed expert.

From Salon • Mar. 1, 2026

"We have a passionate and knowledgeable fan base in London, built over time and still growing, and we're making a positive impact with fans throughout the United Kingdom as well," he said in a statement.

From Barron's • Feb. 25, 2026

“We just get better every year, we get more knowledgeable every year,” Luna said.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 3, 2026

You feel fortunate to have such a knowledgeable expert as an ally in this most confounding enterprise.

From "Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything" by Steven D. Levitt