KNOWLEDGE Synonyms
15 hypernyms for knowledge. (close relations)
Best Synonyms for KNOWLEDGE
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| awareness | noun n | |||||
noun • having knowledge of • state of elementary or undifferentiated consciousness | ||||||
| cognition | noun n | |||||
noun • the psychological result of perception and learning and reasoning | ||||||
| learning | verb, noun v, n | |||||
noun • the cognitive process of acquiring skill or knowledge • profound scholarly knowledge | ||||||
| acquaintance | noun n | |||||
noun • personal knowledge or information about someone or something • a relationship less intimate than friendship • a person with whom you are acquainted | ||||||
| comprehension | noun n | |||||
noun • an ability to understand the meaning or importance of something (or the knowledge acquired as a result) • the relation of comprising something | ||||||
| consciousness | noun n | |||||
noun • an alert cognitive state in which you are aware of yourself and your situation • having knowledge of | ||||||
| education | noun n | |||||
noun • the activities of educating or instructing; activities that impart knowledge or skill • the United States federal department that administers all federal programs dealing with education (including federal aid to educational institutions and students); created 1979 • knowledge acquired by learning and instruction • the gradual process of acquiring knowledge • the profession of teaching (especially at a school or college or university) • the result of good upbringing (especially knowledge of correct social behavior) | ||||||
| enlightenment | noun n | |||||
noun • education that results in understanding and the spread of knowledge • a movement in Europe from about 1650 until 1800 that advocated the use of reason and individualism instead of tradition and established doctrine • (Hinduism and Buddhism) the beatitude that transcends the cycle of reincarnation; characterized by the extinction of desire and suffering and individual consciousness | ||||||
| erudition | noun n | |||||
noun • profound scholarly knowledge | ||||||
| expertise | noun n | |||||
noun • skillfulness by virtue of possessing special knowledge | ||||||
| familiarity | noun n | |||||
noun • personal knowledge or information about someone or something • usualness by virtue of being familiar or well known • close or warm friendship • a casual manner • an act of undue intimacy | ||||||
| information | noun n | |||||
noun • a message received and understood • knowledge acquired through study or experience or instruction • formal accusation of a crime • a collection of facts from which conclusions may be drawn • (communication theory) a numerical measure of the uncertainty of an outcome | ||||||
| insight | noun n | |||||
noun • clear or deep perception of a situation • a feeling of understanding • the clear (and often sudden) understanding of a complex situation • grasping the inner nature of things intuitively | ||||||
| intelligence | noun n | |||||
noun • the ability to comprehend; to understand and profit from experience • a unit responsible for gathering and interpreting information about an enemy • secret information about an enemy (or potential enemy) • information about recent and important events • the operation of gathering information about an enemy | ||||||
| proficiency | noun n | |||||
noun • the quality of having great facility and competence • skillfulness in the command of fundamentals deriving from practice and familiarity | ||||||
| scholarship | noun n | |||||
noun • financial aid provided to a student on the basis of academic merit • profound scholarly knowledge | ||||||
| understanding | noun n | |||||
noun • the cognitive condition of someone who understands • the statement (oral or written) of an exchange of promises • an inclination to support or be loyal to or to agree with an opinion • the capacity for rational thought or inference or discrimination adjective satellite • characterized by understanding based on comprehension and discernment and empathy | ||||||
| wisdom | noun n | |||||
noun • accumulated knowledge or erudition or enlightenment • an Apocryphal book consisting mainly of a meditation on wisdom; although ascribed to Solomon it was probably written in the first century BC • the trait of utilizing knowledge and experience with common sense and insight • ability to apply knowledge or experience or understanding or common sense and insight • the quality of being prudent and sensible | ||||||
| cognizance | noun n | |||||
noun • having knowledge of • range of what one can know or understand • range or scope of what is perceived | ||||||
| ken | verb, noun v, n | |||||
noun • range of what one can know or understand • the range of vision | ||||||
