Synonyms of cognizance

cognizance

noun

ˈkäg-nə-zən(t)s 

1

as in awareness

a state of being aware

take cognizance of what is happening

Synonyms & Similar Words

• awareness
• attention
• mindfulness
• consciousness
• knowledge
• note
• notice
• observation
• ear
• mind
• eye
• advertence
• heed
• observance
• consideration
• care
• regard
• perception
• advertency
• understanding
• concern
• recognition
• hyperawareness
• apprehension
• thought
• hyperconsciousness
• grasp
• advisement
• watch
• discernment

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• disregard
• neglect
• unawareness
• obliviousness

2

as in familiarity

knowledge gained by personal experience

seemed to have no cognizance of last night's events

Synonyms & Similar Words

• familiarity
• acquaintance
• experience
• involvement
• awareness
• association
• intimacy
• understanding
• exposure
• comprehension
• initiation
• introduction
• conception
• information
• learning
• education
• inkling
• instruction
• training
• schooling
• notion
• enlightenment
• grounding

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• unfamiliarity
• ignorance
• inexperience
• greenness
• callowness

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of cognizance

How can the federal courts take any cognizance of that in any way at all? — David Frum, The Atlantic, 20 May 2026

Even, hoping against hope, if there were such an acceptance of the president’s plan, mere cognizance of history and current realities in the Middle East surely leads us to doubts that the peace could hold. — The Editorial Board, Oc Register, 3 Oct. 2025

The two Democrats, Needleman of Essex and Steinberg of Westport, are co-chairman of the Legislature’s Energy and Technology Committee, which has cognizance over PURA. — Edmund H. Mahony, Hartford Courant, 25 July 2025

Outside of vaginoplasty, there’s no procedure where cognizance of touch response is as integral to surgical success. — Gary Baum, HollywoodReporter, 16 June 2025