Synonyms of know

know 1 of 2

verb

ˈnō 

1

as in to understand

to have a practical understanding of

a career diplomat who knows several languages

a fan who really knows baseball

Synonyms & Similar Words

• understand
• comprehend
• grasp
• appreciate
• possess
• perceive
• fathom
• apprehend
• have
• follow
• ken
• cognize
• savvy
• catch on (to)
• pick up

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• misunderstand
• misinterpret
• misconceive
• misapprehend
• misperceive
• misknow

2

as in to experience

to come to a knowledge of (something) by living through it

knows full well how nerve-racking it can be to speak in public

Synonyms & Similar Words

• experience
• have
• see
• undergo
• endure
• feel
• suffer
• witness
• taste
• sustain
• encounter
• receive
• pass
• go through
• accept
• meet
• digest
• assimilate

3

as in to see

to have a clear idea of

I think I know what you're trying to say

Synonyms & Similar Words

• understand
• see
• recognize
• appreciate
• decipher
• comprehend
• grasp
• realize
• get
• discern
• perceive
• sense
• conceive
• apprehend
• make
• dig
• behold
• assimilate
• seize
• cotton (to or on to)
• register
• tumble (to)
• make out
• catch
• catch on (to)
• decode
• intuit
• cognize
• grok
• twig
• compass
• pick up on
• savvy
• fathom
• absorb
• digest
• take in
• penetrate
• pierce

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• miss
• misunderstand
• misread
• misinterpret
• mistake
• misconstrue
• misconceive
• misapprehend
• misperceive

know

2 of 2

noun

as in information

Related Words

• information
• news
• evidence
• knowledge
• facts
• science
• skinny
• data
• dope
• lowdown
• learning
• intelligence
• awareness
• acquaintance
• lore
• wisdom
• literacy
• familiarity
• expertise
• scholarship
• erudition
• know-how

Dissimilar Words

• ignorance
• innocence
• inexperience
• unfamiliarity
• nescience

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of know

Verb

Her large flat-screen living room television was missing, leading detectives at the time to surmise the killer may have known that footage from the victim’s surveillance cameras could be watched on that TV. — Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 1 Aug. 2026

At Café Corazón, being a community space extends to what happens when an employee is harassed and whether the staff knows what to do if immigration officers come through the door. — Stephanie Gravalese, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026

Noun

The combination of Olise’s footwork and Mbappé’s speed creates a don’t-know-where-to-turn predicament for France’s opponents. — Sally Jenkins, The Atlantic, 3 July 2026

There are local folks in the know, however, who come to stock their own freezers, as well. — Amy Drew Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 28 June 2026

Phrases Containing know

• in the know
• let (someone) know