KNOWINGNESS Synonyms: 73 Similar and Opposite Words

knowingness

noun

Definition of knowingness

as in intelligence

exceptional discernment and judgment especially in practical matters all the knowingness that comes from 20 years in the police department was evident in his appraisal of the situation

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Recent Examples of knowingness As with this trilogy’s previous installment, Depardon here depicts the hardships ofthe modern farmer with empathy but also a wry knowingness regarding the changing of the times. — Matthew Carey, Deadline, 20 Jan. 2026 At other times, the writers’ knowingness was fed by rage. — David Denby, New Yorker, 10 Nov. 2025

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Noun

But instead of making personal expertise the bottleneck through which every decision must pass, the leader creates a structure in which collective intelligence can emerge.

— Rodger Dean Duncan, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026
Ad spending on linear late-night shows is clearly continuing to fall; ad intelligence agency Guideline noted that spend went from $439M in 2018 to $221M in 2024.

— Peter White, Deadline, 17 Aug. 2026

Definition of intelligence

Noun

Yet despite this unease, they are also shown with occasional silliness and wit, as well as an unexpected strength to their paradoxically porcelain-like bodies.

— Devorah Lauter, ARTnews.com, 18 Aug. 2026
His playful sophisticated wit was often aimed at his presidency, his wealthy background and occasionally his brothers, Teddy and Bobby.

— John Blumenthal, Chicago Tribune, 16 Aug. 2026

Definition of wit

Noun

Forty-five minutes in front of a Croke Park terrace rammed with Leeds supporters, less than a week after becoming the club’s most expensive transfer in history, also gave him an unsubtle insight into the reaction.

— Beren Cross, New York Times, 15 Aug. 2026
The tale of a school principal who forms a bond with an otherworldly boy draws from his own insights.

— Jennie Punter, Variety, 14 Aug. 2026

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