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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The staff knows the property well, and the concierge desk is genuinely useful. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 26 Sep. 2026 But as any fellow candle-lover knows, the wax doesn’t always stay in the jar. — Alexandra Emanuelli, Southern Living, 26 Sep. 2026 For example, if an organization tells employees that safety comes first but rewards speed, celebrates uninterrupted production and makes stopping work difficult, the issue is larger than whether an employee knows the safety standard. — Dr Natalie Callis, Forbes.com, 25 Sep. 2026 Any good host knows that when visitors are in town, a visit to the museum is top of the list. — Hikmat Mohammed, ARTnews.com, 25 Sep. 2026 Here are seven tips that make a real difference in texture, plus an easy recipe for the buttery, tangy lemon pepper wet wings Atlanta knows and loves. — Monti Carlo, AJC.com, 25 Sep. 2026 Each person knows it, knows that the others know it, and so on indefinitely. — Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 19 Sep. 2026 But the Chargers’ new offensive coordinator knows his unit must show urgency and improvement Sunday against the Las Vegas Raiders after a rude wake-up call in the season opener. — Joaquin Ruiz, Los Angeles Times, 19 Sep. 2026 Alom knows that from firsthand experience, including her time training at the Silver Garden studio in downtown Miami before opening her own space. — Maykel Gonzalez, Miami Herald, 19 Sep. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for knows

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Deadline understands that 11% of staff in BBC Media Tech applied for voluntary redundancy, but only 40% (the 151 figure) can be accepted.

— Jake Kanter, Deadline, 24 Sep. 2026
Meta's Edge Meta, thanks to Facebook and Instagram in particular, understands how human beings interact with one another online.

— Zev Fima, CNBC, 23 Sep. 2026

Definition of understands

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The lycanthropy saga, set in an English village in the 13th century, stars Aaron Taylor-Johnson as a man who undergoes terrifying transformations into a werewolf each full moon.

— Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 26 Sep. 2026
His criticism comes as Slovenia undergoes a significant shift in its foreign policy, particularly toward Israel.

— Efrat Lachter , Brooke Curto, FOXNews.com, 24 Sep. 2026

Definition of undergoes

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The constitution recognizes the right to vote for Moroccans living abroad, but there is no voting by mail or ballot boxes at Moroccan consulates.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 24 Sep. 2026
Related Stories Berger will receive the Evolution Vision Award, which recognizes narrative excellence reflecting the mission of building bridges between cultures and people.

— Rafa Sales Ross, Variety, 23 Sep. 2026

Definition of recognizes

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The brain’s surface has ridges and valleys, and CTE tangles are found in the depths of those valleys, called the cortical sulci, and surround blood vessels.

— Alexandra Pattillo, Scientific American, 23 Sep. 2026
Packers lose lineman Green Bay Packers offensive tackle Zach Bako-Bewele has a torn patellar tendon and expects to miss the rest of the season.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 23 Sep. 2026

Definition of has

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Surely, The New York Times suggests in its review of the book, Green sees himself in Juniper’s need to be taken seriously as an adult.

— Hillary Busis, Vanity Fair, 24 Sep. 2026
Naish looks at that long curved snout and sees an ibis, one of the wading birds with a slender downcurved bill.

— Niranjana Rajalakshmi, Popular Science, 24 Sep. 2026

Definition of sees

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The underlying need may be compliance support, but that’s rarely how the buyer experiences the problem.

— Laiba Tariq, Forbes.com, 23 Sep. 2026
Earth experiences two equinoxes each year — the first in March and the second in September — when the sun crosses the celestial equator, an imaginary line in the sky directly above Earth's equator.

— Anthony Wood, Space.com, 22 Sep. 2026