knows

The word “knows” has 1 syllable: knows

It's pronounced as /noʊz/

What is synonym and antonym for knows?

In the thesaurus, “knows” has 75 synonyms and 15 antonyms.

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

Synonyms for knows

absorbs
accepts
acquaintances
appreciates
apprehends
assimilates
beholds
catches
cognizes
compasses
comprehends
conceives
data
deciphers
decodes
digests
digs
discerns
dope
encounters
endures
eruditions
evidences
experiences
expertises
facts
familiarities
fathoms
feels
follows
gets
goes through
grasps
groks
has
information
intelligence
intuits
kens
know-hows
knowledges
literacies
lores
lowdowns
makes
makes out
meets
news
passes
penetrates
perceives
picks up
picks up on
pierces
possesses
realizes
receives
recognizes
registers
savvies
scholarships
sciences
sees
seizes
senses
skinnies
suffers
sustains
takes in
tastes
twigs
undergoes
understands
wisdoms
witnesses

Antonyms for knows

ignorances
inexperiences
innocences
misapprehends
misconceives
misconstrues
misinterprets
misknows
misperceives
misreads
misses
mistakes
misunderstands
nesciences
unfamiliarities

Meanings of knows

noun
1. Knowledge; the state of knowing.
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 knows the answer but prefers to stay quiet.
Everyone knows he’s the best chef in town.
Nobody knows what might happen tomorrow.
He knows more about this subject than anyone else here.
The teacher knows when someone hasn’t done their homework.

On this page you'll find 90 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to knows, such as: absorbs, accepts, acquaintances, appreciates, apprehends, assimilates, beholds.

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