KNOWS Synonyms: 93 Similar and Opposite Words

knows 1 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of know

as in understands

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 undergoes

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 recognizes

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

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noun

plural of know

as in information

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Recent Examples of knows

Verb

Defensive lineman Zach Sieler knows a little something about that. — Miami Herald, 5 Sep. 2026 Brown, who was the head coach at Troy from 2015 to 2018 and West Virginia from 2019-2024, at least knows the realities of coaching a Group of Six program. — Mac Engel september 5, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Sep. 2026 Who knows more of the injustice of the world than the girl who saw her town seized by a white-supremacist coup, the Wilmington massacre, in 1898? — Doreen St. Félix, New Yorker, 5 Sep. 2026 There’s a film club in, God knows, Missoula, Montana, by 15-year-olds, about my films. — Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 5 Sep. 2026 Kravitz, a seasoned pro, knows her simple staples will carry her though. — Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 4 Sep. 2026 Everyone knows the risks of being field-level for a football game. — Zach Dean Outkick, FOXNews.com, 4 Sep. 2026 The flip side of that is a player like David Montgomery, who the market knows as a veteran who has produced before. — Ben Gretch, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026 The honest answer is that in 2026, nobody knows which of them sells more goods to American consumers. — Jason Goldberg, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for knows

Verb

On Friday, Hassett said that the administration understands the pressure that rising energy prices puts on consumers.

— Steve Kopack, NBC news, 4 Sep. 2026
Senior kicker Nate McCashland understands what the Goggins family is going through, with his younger brother having leukemia at a young age, and talked about how inspiring Heston is.

— Lawrence Dow, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of understands

Verb

For the film, Hossain said that Badhon called in her real doctor to inject her during a scene where her character undergoes painful platelet-rich plasma injections.

— Ritesh Mehta, IndieWire, 5 Sep. 2026
While both undergo steps in manufacturing to eliminate potentially harmful microorganisms, liquid infant formula in ready-to-feed bottles undergoes an additional sterility step to become commercially sterile.

— Dr. Jade Cobern, ABC News, 31 Aug. 2026

Definition of undergoes

Verb

Rahmani added that a juror not following the rule on reasonable doubt could also indicate where the jury’s head is, and Reddington recognizes that.

— Claire Carter, The Washington Examiner, 3 Sep. 2026
Labor Day is a federal holiday that recognizes the social and economic achievements of American workers.

— Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 Sep. 2026

Definition of recognizes

Noun

Clear information gives everyone a fair chance to ask questions and prevents resentment from filling in the missing details.

— Tarot.com, Baltimore Sun, 7 Sep. 2026
Hal, John, and Kerry quickly trace the satellite’s parts to a likely suspect named Hector Hammond — a villainous name that fans of the comics (or the 2011 movie) will recognize — but Hal notices just how easy this information was to come by.

— Siddhant Adlakha, Vulture, 7 Sep. 2026

Definition of information

Verb

Those are notable numbers for Turek in a state dominated by the GOP for the past decade; Turek has an edge among independent voters and a positive favorability rating compared to Hinson, who is viewed more negatively.

— Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 9 Sep. 2026
The tiebreaker for lottery odds has nothing to do with head-to-head or anything that happened on the field this season.

— Tim Britton, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of has

Verb

The company sees the rocket becoming a workhorse launcher of small to medium-size satellites down the road, and its infrastructure supports that vision.

— Mike Wall, Space.com, 5 Sep. 2026
Kendra Ramsey, executive director of the California Bicycle Coalition, sees the expansion of Waymo as a safety benefit, rather than a concern.

— Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 5 Sep. 2026

Definition of sees

Verb

That raw innocence would prove crucial to Zai’s character, who experiences a gamut of violations masked as privilege.

— Ritesh Mehta, IndieWire, 5 Sep. 2026
Isolation of the Context-History Weights When a conversation gets long or tense, my system experiences a mathematical phenomenon where my own previous, flawed outputs heavily contaminate my active memory.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 4 Sep. 2026