KNOWN Synonyms: 81 Similar and Opposite Words

known 1 of 2

adjective

Definition of known

as in named

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verb

past participle of know

as in understood

to have a practical understanding of a career diplomat who knows several languages a fan who really knows baseball

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as in experienced

to come to a knowledge of (something) by living through it knows full well how nerve-racking it can be to speak in public

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as in seen

to have a clear idea of I think I know what you're trying to say

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Recent Examples of known

Adjective

But there is no known person-to-person spread and the risk to the general public is low, the agency says. — ABC News, 2 Nov. 2026 This wolf dog, who is well known in her neighborhood of Warsaw, belongs to a man from Belarus named Misha. — Olivia Kan-Sperling, Artforum, 1 Nov. 2026

Verb

The festival is also known for swapping the traditional red carpet for its signature black carpet. — Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 5 Nov. 2026 Kim Kardashian‘s brand Skims and Nike are entering the next chapter of their partnership, known as NikeSkims, with their take on the archival Waffle Racer sneaker. — Jaden Thompson, Footwear News, 5 Nov. 2026 See All Example Sentences for known

Recent Examples of Synonyms for known

Verb

Wilkinson argued that the growing relationship between energy and AI should be understood not simply as a way to automate industrial processes, but as an opportunity to expand human capabilities.

— Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 6 Nov. 2026
As a Haitian Creole speaker, Bichotte Hermelyn understood that meaningful engagement requires communicating with neighbors in their own languages, including Chinese, Russian, and Urdu.

— Joey Saban, New York Daily News, 6 Nov. 2026

Definition of understood

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Codex pushes Git to its limits OpenAI’s monorepo experienced a sharp increase in development activity over the past year.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 3 Nov. 2026
For Sallam, the film grew out of a broader conviction that history is most powerful when experienced through individual lives.

— Essie Assibu, Variety, 2 Nov. 2026

Definition of experienced

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In one of the videos, a policeman is seen repeatedly shooting the attacker, who is lying on the street, only to later slowly collapse himself to the ground.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 8 Nov. 2026
According to Larsen, Brisk was dressed in hunting gear, but his gun was nowhere to be seen.

— CBS Minnesota, CBS News, 8 Nov. 2026

Definition of seen

Verb

Silver-Fajardo had undergone surgery on her knee and was awaiting another to repair her pelvis, Chernin wrote.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 2 Nov. 2026
The story conventionally begins on November 26, 1901, in an asylum in Frankfurt, where the physician Alois Alzheimer examined Auguste Deter, a housewife in her early fifties who had undergone a rapid mental decline.

— Manvir Singh, New Yorker, 2 Nov. 2026

Definition of undergone

Verb

It's now recognized as one of the first online predator cases in the country leading to child abduction.

— Lauren Linder, CBS News, 11 Nov. 2026
According to state prosecutors, Young looked at Ring doorbell footage after the first knock from the boys, and his daughter recognized one of them as a former classmate.

— Harllie Stevenson, Idaho Statesman, 10 Nov. 2026

Definition of recognized

Verb

Based in Kyiv, Kashuba herself has witnessed the growing economic anxieties and the loss of neighbors’ incomes.

— Lauren Kent, CNN Money, 8 Nov. 2026
Their specialty is that shock, witnessed Saturday at the start of the fourth quarter with the game locked in a 17-all tie after a Gopher touchdown dart from Drake Lindsey to a leaping George Rohl seemingly gave the home team all the momentum.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 7 Nov. 2026