known

The word “known” has 1 syllable: known

It's pronounced as /noʊn/

What is synonym and antonym for known?

In the thesaurus, “known” has 58 synonyms and 20 antonyms.

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

Synonyms for known

absorbed
accepted
appreciated
apprehended
assimilated
beheld
caught
cognized
compassed
comprehended
conceived
deciphered
decoded
digested
discerned
dug
encountered
endured
experienced
fathomed
felt
followed
gone through
got
gotten
grasped
grokked
had
intuited
kenned
made
made out
met
named
passed
penetrated
perceived
picked up
picked up on
pierced
possessed
realized
received
recognized
registered
savvied
seen
seized
sensed
specified
suffered
sustained
taken in
tasted
twigged
undergone
understood
witnessed

Antonyms for known

anonymous
certain
given
misapprehended
misconceived
misconstrued
misinterpreted
misknown
misperceived
misread
missed
mistaken
misunderstood
one
particular
some
specific
unidentified
unnamed
unspecified

Meanings of known

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).
noun
1. Any fact or situation which is known or familiar.
2. A constant or variable the value of which is already determined.
adjective
1. Identified as a specific type; famous, renowned.
2. Accepted, familiar, researched.

Example Sentences

He was known for his generosity and kindness.
The city is known for its beautiful architecture.
She has known him since childhood.
Little is known about the origins of this tradition.
The author is best known for her historical novels.

On this page you'll find 78 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to known, such as: absorbed, accepted, anonymous, appreciated, apprehended, assimilated, beheld.

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