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cognizance

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of cognizance

1 a state of being aware

  • take cognizance of what is happening
Synonyms of cognizance

advertence, advertency, attention, awareness, consciousness, ear, eye, heed, knowledge, mindfulness, note, notice, observance, observation
Words Related to cognizance

hyperawareness, hyperconsciousness

advisement, care, concern, consideration, regard, watch

apprehension, discernment, grasp, mind, perception, recognition, thought, understanding
Near Antonyms of cognizance

disregard, neglect, obliviousness, unawareness

2 knowledge gained by personal experience

  • seemed to have no cognizance of last nightʼs events
Synonyms of cognizance

acquaintance, familiarity
Words Related to cognizance

association, experience, exposure, intimacy, involvement

initiation, introduction

awareness, comprehension, conception, inkling, notion, understanding

education, enlightenment, grounding, information, instruction, learning, schooling, training
Near Antonyms of cognizance

callowness, greenness, ignorance, inexperience
Antonyms of cognizance

unfamiliarity

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