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KNOWLEDGE Synonyms

22 synonyms for knowledge. (exact relations)
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

Best Hypernyms For KNOWLEDGE

Here is a list of related hypernyms for knowledge, these are close relations that fall within the same topic. Most relevant words are highlighted and in order.
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