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

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Hard to follow the money No one knows the exact scale of cartel donations to Mexican political campaigns, but even former electoral officials acknowledge the sums are significant. — Mary Beth Sheridan, CNN Money, 25 July 2026 The two of them party hard enough and often enough that local police officer Montgomery (Missi Pyle) knows them by name; when some particularly irresponsible carousing crosses a line, however, they’re slapped with a community service sentence. — Guy Lodge, Variety, 25 July 2026 With the season opener in Australia against the Rams looming, nobody truly knows when Shanahan will be back full-time. — Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 25 July 2026 Everybody knows defensive coordinator Steve Spagnuolo prefers aggression and physicality in his cornerbacks, but like anything, there is a limit. — Kansas City Star, 25 July 2026 Rangers fans will love reading a book written by a man who knows as much about this team as anybody, including Tom Grieve, current broadcaster Eric Nadel and former PR man John Blake. — Mac Engel july 24, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 July 2026 Nobody knows exactly how many of these vast, 20- or 40-foot-long steel capsules—stacked in the thousands in the cargo holds of each ship, carrying the stuff of the global economy—are lost each year. — Alexander Klose, Scientific American, 24 July 2026 Who knows if less time in an airplane will make a difference, but a franchise that hasn’t won a postseason game since the 2018 season will look for anything to change that trajectory. — Los Angeles Times, 23 July 2026 Another gripe for many is the American accents uniformly applied to these characters from Greek mythology when everyone knows that all the glorious empires of Hollywood speak exclusively in British accents. — Hannah Abraham, Forbes.com, 18 July 2026

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Despite not being a coffee drinker herself, Loyd understands the power of third place, creating connection, community, and a safe place for all to gather.

— Allison Smith, Forbes.com, 25 July 2026
Variety understands Odom bowed out after the first act and was replaced by Manaia Glassey-Ohlson.

— K.J. Yossman, Variety, 24 July 2026

Definition of understands

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Months later, the patient is involved in a car accident and undergoes another CT scan.

— Demetri Giannikopoulos, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026
Then, once the cell is exposed to sunlight, the additive undergoes a molecular transformation that enables it to bind tightly to the perovskite’s grain boundaries.

— Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 14 July 2026

Definition of undergoes

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In a statement released Friday, the NFL stated that an investigation concluded that Gold provided confidential information about the Cardinals’ 2026 NFL draft selections before they were publicly announced.

— Doug Haller, New York Times, 20 July 2026
Fewer staff has meant all facets of the outbreak investigation have been slowed — from simple data entry to complex laboratory analysis of genetic information.

— Blake Ellis, CNN Money, 20 July 2026

Definition of information

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Analyst Divya Gangahar sees several positives ahead of the company's quarterly results in early August, including improving demand and accelerating growth.

— Michael Bloom, CNBC, 25 July 2026
Unlike standard hearing and vision tests, these assessments examine how the brain interprets what the child hears and sees and may help identify underlying weaknesses contributing to behaviors associated with ADHD or autism.

— Jillian Pretzel, Parents, 25 July 2026

Definition of sees

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Nampa Police Deputy Chief Curt Shankel similarly said police would gather facts and send the information to the county prosecutor for their review .

— Becca Savransky, Idaho Statesman, 24 July 2026
Nicole Diamond, Stout’s defense attorney, argued that the prosecution presented in court a theory that relies on a witness who presented her assumptions as facts to investigators.

— Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 24 July 2026

Definition of facts

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Veteran Flacco experiences a tumultuous journey, benched in Cleveland before a surprising trade to Cincinnati for a temporary starting role.

— Darren Cooper, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026
Advertisement In a large longitudinal study published in the European Heart Journal, people with higher blood levels of troponin I, a protein released when the heart experiences damage, were more likely to develop dementia later on.

— Kathleen Felton, Time, 21 July 2026