cognizes

verb

present tense third-person singular of cognize
as in knows
to have a clear idea of the philosopher's claim that we can never cognize—in a fundamental sense—anything

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for cognizes
  1. knows
  2. understands
  3. comprehends
  4. recognizes
  5. sees
  6. deciphers
  7. grasps
  8. perceives
Verb
  • And somebody in your plumbing meeting already knows all of this.
    — Jason Snyder, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2026
  • Then, maybe, who knows in future but definitely not right now.
    — Nicole Fell, HollywoodReporter, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of knows
Verb
  • Department chair and professor of communication at the University of Kansas and co-founder of AFP Jeffrey Hall understands these constraints.
    — Gili Malinsky, CNBC, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Patel understands Lennon’s importance to winning for the Sequoits.
    — Steve Reaven, Chicago Tribune, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of understands
Verb
  • In an oppositional reading of a media text, the audience comprehends that the message conflicts with or contradicts their personal experiences of society.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 5 May 2026
  • In the end, A Guardian and a Thief is a story that comprehends hunger more deeply than the world that produces it.
    — Tope Folarin, The Atlantic, 8 Nov. 2025
Definition of comprehends
Verb
  • Despite some of the sticking points that remain unresolved, the emerging deal still recognizes Iran’s authority over the strait.
    — Jason Ma, Fortune, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Julissa Hernandez, legislative liaison for the district, said LAUSD recognizes the Silver Platter’s history but is still concerned about a late-night, alcohol-serving establishment adjacent to multiple schools.
    — Isaac Vargas, Los Angeles Times, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of recognizes
Verb
  • Questions remain about exactly how transits through the strait will be managed and whether Washington and its allies will agree to any new arrangement that sees Hormuz jointly controlled by Iran and Oman.
    — Sophie Tanno, CNN Money, 8 Aug. 2026
  • Mekai, when Kanan goes to Raq’s house and sees her body on the floor, what was that like for you?
    — Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 8 Aug. 2026
Definition of sees
Verb
  • Qualcomm’s chip can run Linux, along with Arduino software, and can even do computer vision, which deciphers what a camera sees and translates it into software.
    — Kif Leswing, CNBC, 7 Oct. 2025
  • With that base knowledge and his opponent’s game tape, Nolan analyzes wide receiver alignments and deciphers the offense's attack.
    — Caleb Yum, Austin American Statesman, 18 Sep. 2025
Definition of deciphers
Verb
  • Real thinking — the kind that understands a question, grasps its context and goes out to gather information before formulating a response.
    — Tim Bajarin, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026
  • His eyes and smile are too wide, and his right hand grasps the air.
    — Cal Revely-Calder, New Yorker, 29 June 2026
Definition of grasps
Verb
  • The person receiving the silence perceives it as hostility, and the absence of certainty leaves room for suspicion to grow.
    — Alejandro Cárdenas Villa, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026
  • Trump is famously sensitive to how the public perceives his popularity.
    — Henry Bushnell, New York Times, 19 July 2026
Definition of perceives
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to show current usage. Read More Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.

Browse Nearby Words

cognized
cognizes
cognizing
See all Nearby Words

Cite this Entry

“Cognizes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cognizes. Accessed 11 Aug. 2026.

Copy Citation
Last Updated: - Updated example sentences
Love words? Need even more definitions?

Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free!

Popular in Grammar & Usage

See More

7 Pairs of Commonly Confused Words

Merriam-Webster’s Great Big List of Words You Love to Hate

Is that lie 'bald-faced' or 'bold-faced'?

'A' or 'an'? What about before 'h'? An Indefinite Article Guide

Why is '-ed' sometimes pronounced at the end of a word?
See More

Popular in Wordplay

See More

The Longest Long Words List

It's a Scorcher! Words for the Summer Heat

14 Phobias You Probably Haven't Heard Of

The Words of the Week - Aug. 7

12 Lovely and Unusual Words for the Natural World
See More

Popular

See More

7 Pairs of Commonly Confused Words

The Longest Long Words List

It's a Scorcher! Words for the Summer Heat
See More

Games & Quizzes

See All
Play Quordle: Guess all four words in a limited number of tries. Each of your guesses must be a real 5-letter word.
Quordle Can you solve 4 words at once?
Play Blossom: Solve today's spelling word game by finding as many words as you can using just 7 letters. Longer words score more points.
Blossom Pick the best words!
Play Missing Letter: a crossword with a twist. Each of the 25 puzzle words start with a different letter of the alphabet. Which letter is missing?
The Missing Letter A daily crossword with a twist
fridge-magnet-letters
Drop a Letter Quiz August 2026 Drop a letter from a word to make a totally diffe...
See All