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| 1. | [ adjective ] evidencing the possession of inside information | |
| Synonyms: | wise_to wise | |
| Related terms: | informed | |
| 2. | [ adjective ] highly educated; having extensive information or understanding | |
| Synonyms: | enlightened well-educated learned knowledgeable well-read lettered | |
| Examples: | "an enlightened public" "knowing instructors" "a knowledgeable critic" "a knowledgeable audience" |
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| Related terms: | educated | |
| 3. | [ adjective ] alert and fully informed | |
| Synonyms: | knowledgeable aware | |
| Examples: | "politically aware" "a knowing collector of rare books" "the most...technically aware of the novelists under thirty"- W.S.Graham "surprisingly knowledgeable about what was going on" |
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| Related terms: | informed | |
| 4. | [ adjective ] by conscious design or purpose | |
| Synonyms: | intentional deliberate wilful willful | |
| Examples: | "intentional damage" "a knowing attempt to defraud" "a willful waste of time" |
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| Related terms: | intended | |
| 5. | [ adjective ] highly educated; having extensive information or understanding | |
| Synonyms: | enlightened well-educated learned knowledgeable well-read lettered | |
| Examples: | "an enlightened public" "knowing instructors" "a knowledgeable critic" "a knowledgeable audience" |
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| Related terms: | educated | |
| 6. | [ noun ] (psychology) clear and certain mental apprehension | |
| Related terms: | higher_cognitive_process understanding awareness cognizance foresight know | |
| Similar spelling: |
knowingly known_as |
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