knew

The word “knew” has 1 syllable: knew

It's pronounced as /nuː/

What is synonym and antonym for knew?

In the thesaurus, “knew” has 104 synonyms and 22 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for knew along with examples of usage in sentences.

Synonyms for knew

absorbed
accepted
apperceive
appreciate
appreciated
apprehend
apprehended
assimilated
associate
be acquainted
be acquainted with
be cognizant
be conversant in
be friends with
be informed
be learned
be master of
be read
be schooled
be versed
beheld
caught
cognize
cognized
compassed
comprehend
comprehended
conceived
deciphered
decoded
differentiate
digested
discern
discerned
discriminate
distinguish
dug
encountered
endured
experience
experienced
fathom
fathomed
feel
feel certain
felt
followed
fraternize
get acquainted
get the idea
got
grasp
grasped
grokked
had
have
have dealings with
have down pat
have information
have knowledge of
identify
intuited
keep up on
ken
kenned
learn
made
made out
met
notice
on top of
passed
penetrated
perceive
perceived
picked up
picked up on
pierced
possessed
prize
realize
realized
received
recognize
recognized
registered
savor
savvied
saw
see
seized
sensed
suffered
sustain
sustained
taste
tasted
took in
twigged
undergo
understood
underwent
went through
witnessed

Antonyms for knew

abstain
be ignorant
confuse
forget
ignore
misapprehended
misconceived
misconstrued
misinterpret
misinterpreted
misknew
misperceived
misread
miss
missed
mistook
misunderstand
misunderstood
mix up
neglect
not get
overlook

Meanings of knew

verb
1. To perceive the truth or factuality of; to be certain of or that.
2. To be aware of; to be cognizant of.
3. To be acquainted or familiar with; to have encountered.
4. To experience.
5. To be able to distinguish, to discern, particularly by contrast or comparison; to recognize the nature of.
6. To recognize as the same (as someone or something previously encountered) after an absence or change.
7. To understand or have a grasp of through experience or study.
8. To have sexual relations with. This meaning normally specified in modern English as e.g. to ’know someone in the biblical sense’ or to ‘know Biblically.’.
9. To have knowledge; to have information, be informed.
10. To be or become aware or cognizant.
11. To be acquainted (with another person).
12. To be able to play or perform (a song or other piece of music).

Example Sentences

She knew the answer before the question was finished.
I always knew he would succeed with that level of determination.
They knew something was wrong as soon as they entered the house.
He knew the risks but took the chance anyway.
We knew it was going to rain from the dark clouds overhead.

On this page you'll find 126 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to knew, such as: absorbed, abstain, accepted, apperceive, appreciate, appreciated, apprehend.

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