Synonyms of knows

knows 1 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of know

1

as in understands

to have a practical understanding of

a career diplomat who knows several languages

a fan who really knows baseball

Synonyms & Similar Words

• understands
• comprehends
• grasps
• appreciates
• possesses
• perceives
• apprehends
• follows
• has
• cognizes
• kens
• savvies
• fathoms
• catches on (to)
• picks up

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• misunderstands
• misinterprets
• misconceives
• misapprehends
• misperceives
• misknows

2

as in undergoes

to come to a knowledge of (something) by living through it

knows full well how nerve-racking it can be to speak in public

Synonyms & Similar Words

• undergoes
• has
• experiences
• endures
• sees
• feels
• witnesses
• suffers
• tastes
• sustains
• goes through
• receives
• encounters
• passes
• accepts
• meets
• assimilates
• digests

3

as in recognizes

to have a clear idea of

I think I know what you're trying to say

Synonyms & Similar Words

• understands
• recognizes
• sees
• comprehends
• deciphers
• appreciates
• grasps
• realizes
• gets
• perceives
• discerns
• senses
• conceives
• apprehends
• intuits
• beholds
• makes
• seizes
• assimilates
• decodes
• digs
• tumbles (to)
• registers
• cognizes
• catches on (to)
• catches
• groks
• makes out
• twigs
• savvies
• picks up on
• absorbs
• cottons (to or on to)
• compasses
• digests
• penetrates
• takes in
• fathoms
• pierces

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• misses
• misunderstands
• mistakes
• misinterprets
• misreads
• misconstrues
• misconceives
• misapprehends
• misperceives

knows

2 of 2

noun

plural of know

as in information

Synonyms & Similar Words

• information
• news
• lowdowns
• facts
• knowledges
• dope
• data
• evidences
• acquaintances
• sciences
• wisdoms
• skinnies
• intelligence
• lores
• literacies
• familiarities
• scholarships
• eruditions
• know-hows
• expertises

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• innocences
• inexperiences
• unfamiliarities
• nesciences
• ignorances