Synonyms for Know
12 senses across 2 parts of speech, powered by WordNet 3.0.
Words related to "Know" (verb) include cognize, cognise.
Verb
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
"I know that the President lied to the people" "I want to know who is winning the game!" "I know it's time"
Synonyms
cognizecognise
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keep trackrecognize
know how to do or perform something
"She knows how to knit" "Does your husband know how to cook?"
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know the scoremaster
be aware of the truth of something; have a belief or faith in something; regard as true beyond any doubt
"I know that I left the key on the table" "Galileo knew that the earth moves around the sun"
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anticipate
be familiar or acquainted with a person or an object
"She doesn't know this composer" "Do you know my sister?" "We know this movie" "I know him under a different name" "This flower is known as a Peruvian Lily"
have firsthand knowledge of states, situations, emotions, or sensations
"I know the feeling!" "have you ever known hunger?" "I have lived a kind of hell when I was a drug addict" "The holocaust survivors have lived a nightmare" "I lived through two divorces"
Synonyms
experiencelive
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tasterelive
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experience
accept (someone) to be what is claimed or accept his power and authority
"The Crown Prince was acknowledged as the true heir to the throne" "We do not recognize your gods"
Synonyms
acknowledgerecognizerecognise
Broader
accept
have fixed in the mind
"I know Latin" "This student knows her irregular verbs" "Do you know the poem well enough to recite it?"
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have down
have sexual intercourse with
"This student sleeps with everyone in her dorm" "Adam knew Eve" "Were you ever intimate with this man?"
Synonyms
sleep togetherroll in the haylovemake outmake lovesleep withget laidhave sexdo itbe intimatehave intercoursehave it awayhave it offscrewfuckjazzeffhumplie withbedhave a go at itbangget it onbonk
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takefornicate
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copulate
know the nature or character of
"we all knew her as a big show-off"
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recognize
be able to distinguish, recognize as being different
"The child knows right from wrong"
Broader
distinguish
perceive as familiar
"I know this voice!"
Broader
remember
Antonyms
ignore
Noun
the fact of being aware of information that is known to few people
"he is always in the know"
Broader
knowing
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