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as in named, specified
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known
verb
past participle of know
Synonyms & Antonyms of known (Entry 2 of 2)
1
to have a practical understanding of
- a career diplomat who knows several languages
- a fan who really knows baseball
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- appreciated,
- apprehended,
- cognized,
- fathomed,
- followed,
- kenned
- [chiefly Scottish],
- perceived,
- savvied
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2
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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3
to have a clear idea of
- I think I know what you're trying to say
Synonyms for known
- appreciated,
- apprehended,
- assimilated,
- beheld,
- caught,
- caught on (to),
- cognized,
- compassed,
- comprehended,
- conceived,
- cottoned (to or on to),
- deciphered,
- decoded,
- discerned,
- dug,
- got
- (or gotten),
- grasped,
- grokked,
- intuited,
- made,
- made out,
- perceived,
- recognized,
- registered,
- savvied,
- seen,
- seized,
- sensed,
- tumbled (to),
- twigged,
- understood
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“Known.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/known. Accessed 16 Sep. 2021.
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