Synonyms for knowing
- adjective
Most common
Synonyms by meaning
Adjective
1. Learned
learned, sly, astute, well-informed, knowledgeable, experienced, well-read, clever, qualified, discerning, intelligent, shrewd, cunning, well-educated, bright, artful, sagacious formal, sharp, sapient, diplomatic, acute, lettered
2. Conscious — deliberate, wilful
Other
aware, wise, significant, expressive, percipient rare, knowful dated
Definitions
- adj. 1
Deliberate, wilful.
- adj. 2
Possessing knowledge or understanding; knowledgeable, intelligent.
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A knowing look, air, etc., in general indicates practical knowledge with a touch of shrewdness, and perhaps of cunning; in regard to some special matter, it indicates the possession of reserved knowledge which the person could impart if he chose. Knowing has often a slightly invidious sense.
J. C. Fernald, English Synonyms and Antonyms (1914)
Example sentences
- learned The prince learned English from the American lady.
- knowledgeable He's very knowledgeable about colichemarde swords.
- aware Tom wasn't aware that nobody was listening to him.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| knowing | rising | |
| learned | rising | |
| knowledgeable | steady | |
| aware | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 3 letters
- sly1
- 4 letters
- wise1
- 5 letters
- aware2, sharp1, acute2
- 6 letters
- bright1, clever2, astute2, shrewd1, artful2
- 7 letters
- learned1, cunning2, sapient, knowful
- 8 letters
- intended3, lettered2
- 9 letters
- qualified3, conscious2, sagacious
- 10 letters
- diplomatic4, deliberate4, expressive3, discerning3, percipient4
- 11 letters
- significant4, experienced4, intelligent4, intentional4
- 13 letters
- knowledgeable4
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (aware2 = 2 syllables).