Synonyms of knows

knows 1 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of know

1

as in understands

to have a practical understanding of

a career diplomat who knows several languages

a fan who really knows baseball

Synonyms & Similar Words

• understands
• comprehends
• grasps
• appreciates
• possesses
• perceives
• apprehends
• follows
• has
• cognizes
• kens
• savvies
• fathoms
• catches on (to)
• picks up

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• misunderstands
• misinterprets
• misconceives
• misapprehends
• misperceives
• misknows

2

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• undergoes
• has
• experiences
• endures
• sees
• feels
• witnesses
• suffers
• tastes
• sustains
• goes through
• receives
• encounters
• passes
• accepts
• meets
• assimilates
• digests

3

as in recognizes

to have a clear idea of

I think I know what you're trying to say

Synonyms & Similar Words

• understands
• recognizes
• sees
• comprehends
• deciphers
• appreciates
• grasps
• realizes
• gets
• perceives
• discerns
• senses
• conceives
• apprehends
• intuits
• beholds
• makes
• seizes
• assimilates
• decodes
• digs
• tumbles (to)
• registers
• cognizes
• catches on (to)
• catches
• groks
• makes out
• twigs
• savvies
• picks up on
• absorbs
• cottons (to or on to)
• compasses
• digests
• penetrates
• takes in
• fathoms
• pierces

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• misses
• misunderstands
• mistakes
• misinterprets
• misreads
• misconstrues
• misconceives
• misapprehends
• misperceives

knows

2 of 2

noun

plural of know

as in information

Related Words

• information
• news
• lowdowns
• facts
• knowledges
• dope
• data
• evidences
• acquaintances
• sciences
• wisdoms
• skinnies
• intelligence
• lores
• literacies
• familiarities
• scholarships
• eruditions
• know-hows
• expertises

Dissimilar Words

• innocences
• inexperiences
• unfamiliarities
• nesciences
• ignorances

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of knows

Verb

Hernández knows how to fire up a crowd in a big postseason moment. — Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2026

Compounding the mystery is the fact that no one outside of Disney really knows how well The Shards performed for FX and Hulu. — Rick Porter, HollywoodReporter, 3 Oct. 2026

Everyone knows Israel has been committing genocide and ethnic cleansing, and the entire world and the American people will not stay silent. — Chris Willman, Variety, 3 Oct. 2026

Oregon legend Dan Fouts knows just how violent football can be. — Ryan Canfield Outkick, FOXNews.com, 3 Oct. 2026

And who knows, maybe there’s some more Tinashe in the Dylan vault. — Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 3 Oct. 2026

Anyone who regularly follows dark matter news knows that past tantalizing anomalies evaporated as more data came in. — ArsTechnica, 2 Oct. 2026

Test With First-Time Users Before launch, have someone who knows nothing about your business try to buy something while your team stays completely silent. — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 2 Oct. 2026

But as any fellow candle-lover knows, the wax doesn’t always stay in the jar. — Alexandra Emanuelli, Southern Living, 26 Sep. 2026