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Nouns (3)

n. fact or state of knowing

n. the psychological result of perception and learning and reasoning

Verbs (12)

v. take on a certain form, attribute, or aspect; "His voice took on a sad tone"; "The story took a new turn"; "he adopted an air of superiority"; "She assumed strange manners"; "The gods assume human or animal form in these fables"

get, acquire, get hold of

v. come into the possession of something concrete or abstract; "She got a lot of paintings from her uncle"; "They acquired a new pet"; "Get your results the next day"; "Get permission to take a few days off from work"

produce, get, grow, develop, acquire

v. come to have or undergo a change of (physical features and attributes); "He grew a beard"; "The patient developed abdominal pains"; "I got funny spots all over my body"; "Well-developed breasts"

Adverbs (0)

Adjectives (0)

Fuzzynyms (115)

familiarity, acquaintance, conversance, conversancy

n. personal knowledge or information about someone or something

knowingness, awareness, cognizance

n. having knowledge of; "he had no awareness of his mistakes"; "his sudden consciousness of the problem he faced"; "their intelligence and general knowingness was impressive"

appreciation, grasp

n. understanding of the nature or meaning or quality or magnitude of something; "he has a good grasp of accounting practices"

comprehension

n. an ability to understand the meaning or importance of something (or the knowledge acquired as a result); "how you can do that is beyond my comprehension"; "he was famous for his comprehension of American literature"

realization, realisation, recognition

n. coming to understand something clearly and distinctly; "a growing realization of the risk involved"; "a sudden recognition of the problem he faced"; "increasing recognition that diabetes frequently coexists with other chronic diseases"

apprehension, discernment, understanding, savvy

n. the cognitive condition of someone who understands; "he has virtually no understanding of social cause and effect"

culture, acculturation

n. all the knowledge and values shared by a society

enlightenment

n. education that results in understanding and the spread of knowledge

data

n. a collection of facts from which conclusions may be drawn; "statistical data"

cognizance, ken

n. range of what one can know or understand; "beyond my ken"

observation, observance, notice

n. the act of noticing or paying attention; "he escaped the notice of the police"

notice

n. polite or favorable attention; "his hard work soon attracted the teacher's notice"

perception, percept, perceptual experience

n. the representation of what is perceived; basic component in the formation of a concept

n. a belief or sentiment shared by most people; the voice of the people; "he asked for a poll of public opinion"

perception

n. the process of perceiving

feeling, impression, notion, belief

n. a vague idea in which some confidence is placed; "his impression of her was favorable"; "what are your feelings about the crisis?"; "it strengthened my belief in his sincerity"; "I had a feeling that she was lying"

insight, sixth sense

n. grasping the inner nature of things intuitively

sense

n. a general conscious awareness; "a sense of security"; "a sense of happiness"; "a sense of danger"; "a sense of self"

substance, sense, meaning

n. the idea that is intended; "What is the meaning of this proverb?"

education

n. knowledge acquired by learning and instruction; "it was clear that he had a very broad education"

literacy

n. the ability to read and write

cognizance

n. range or scope of what is perceived

consciousness

n. an alert cognitive state in which you are aware of yourself and your situation; "he lost consciousness"

learning, eruditeness, erudition, learnedness, scholarship

n. profound scholarly knowledge

experience

n. the content of direct observation or participation in an event; "he had a religious experience"; "he recalled the experience vividly"

intelligence

n. the ability to comprehend; to understand and profit from experience

acquisition, learning

n. the cognitive process of acquiring skill or knowledge; "the child's acquisition of language"

wisdom

n. accumulated knowledge or erudition or enlightenment

schooling, school

n. the process of being formally educated at a school; "what will you do when you finish school?"

hit, make, reach, gain, get to, arrive at, attain, get through to

v. reach a destination, either real or abstract; "We hit Detroit by noon"; "The water reached the doorstep"; "We barely made it to the finish line"; "I have to hit the MAC machine before the weekend starts"

work, crop, cultivate

v. prepare for crops; "Work the soil"; "cultivate the land"

shoulder, carry a burden

v. carry a burden, either real or metaphoric; "shoulder the burden"

mind, heed, pay attention to, listen to

v. pay close attention to; give heed to; "Heed the advice of the old men"

wear, don, put on, get into

v. put clothing on one's body; "What should I wear today?"; "He put on his best suit for the wedding"; "The princess donned a long blue dress"; "The queen assumed the stately robes"; "He got into his jeans"

find, get, receive, obtain

v. receive a specified treatment (abstract); "These aspects of civilization do not find expression or receive an interpretation"; "His movie received a good review"; "I got nothing but trouble for my good intentions"

produce, get, grow, develop, acquire

v. come to have or undergo a change of (physical features and attributes); "He grew a beard"; "The patient developed abdominal pains"; "I got funny spots all over my body"; "Well-developed breasts"

sequester, seize, attach, impound, confiscate

v. take temporary possession of as a security, by legal authority; "The FBI seized the drugs"; "The customs agents impounded the illegal shipment"; "The police confiscated the stolen artwork"

draw, reap

v. get or derive; "He drew great benefits from his membership in the association"

find, get, receive, obtain

obtain, secure, procure

v. come into possession of; "How did you obtain the visa?"

get, acquire, get hold of

bear, birth, have, deliver, birthe, give birth to, give birth

v. cause_to_be_born; "My wife had twins yesterday!"

Synonyms (0)

Antonyms (27)

belief

n. any cognitive content held as true

suspicion, suspiciousness

n. being of a suspicious nature; "his suspiciousness destroyed his marriage"

assumption, supposition

n. a hypothesis that is taken for granted; "any society is built upon certain assumptions"

lose, fail to get

v. fail to get or obtain; "I lost the opportunity to spend a year abroad"

lose, lose sight of, miss from one's possessions

v. miss from one's possessions; lose sight of; "I've lost my glasses again!"

mistake, confuse, misconstrue, confound, misinterpret, misconceive, misunderstand, misapprehend, take amiss

v. interpret in the wrong way; "Don't misinterpret my comments as criticism"; "She misconstrued my remarks"

stay, rest, remain, continue

v. stay the same; remain in a certain state; "The dress remained wet after repeated attempts to dry it"; "rest assured"; "stay alone"; "He remained unmoved by her tears"; "The bad weather continued for another week"

reduce, deoxidize, deoxidise, remove oxygen from

v. to remove oxygen from a compound, or cause to react with hydrogen or form a hydride, or to undergo an increase in the number of electrons

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