All ken synonyms
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K k noun ken
- knowledge β acquaintance with facts, truths, or principles, as from study or investigation; general erudition: knowledge of many things.
- acquaintance β An acquaintance is someone who you have met and know slightly, but not well.
- cognizance β Cognizance is knowledge or understanding.
- understanding β mental process of a person who comprehends; comprehension; personal interpretation: My understanding of the word does not agree with yours.
- awareness β the state or condition of being aware; having knowledge; consciousness: The object of the information drive is to raise awareness of what spreads HIV/AIDS.
- comprehension β Comprehension is the ability to understand something.
- wit β the keen perception and cleverly apt expression of those connections between ideas that awaken amusement and pleasure. Synonyms: drollery, facetiousness, waggishness, repartee.
- perception β the act or faculty of perceiving, or apprehending by means of the senses or of the mind; cognition; understanding.
- acumen β keenness and quickness in understanding and dealing with a situation; shrewdness
- apprehension β Apprehension is a feeling of fear that something bad may happen.
- attention β If you give someone or something your attention, you look at it, listen to it, or think about it carefully.
- attitude β Your attitude to something is the way that you think and feel about it, especially when this shows in the way you behave.
- concept β A concept is an idea or abstract principle.
- consciousness β Your consciousness is your mind and your thoughts.
- grasp β to seize and hold by or as if by clasping with the fingers or arms.
- idea β any conception existing in the mind as a result of mental understanding, awareness, or activity.
- impression β a strong effect produced on the intellect, feelings, conscience, etc.
- insight β an instance of apprehending the true nature of a thing, especially through intuitive understanding: an insight into 18th-century life.
- judgment β an act or instance of judging.
- light β a light product, as a beer or cigarette.
- notion β a general understanding; vague or imperfect conception or idea of something: a notion of how something should be done.
- picture β a visual representation of a person, object, or scene, as a painting, drawing, photograph, etc.: I carry a picture of my grandchild in my wallet.
- recognition β an act of recognizing or the state of being recognized.
- sense β any of the faculties, as sight, hearing, smell, taste, or touch, by which humans and animals perceive stimuli originating from outside or inside the body: My sense of smell tells me that dinner is ready.
- sight β the power or faculty of seeing; perception of objects by use of the eyes; vision.
- vision β the act or power of sensing with the eyes; sight.
- apprehending β Present participle of apprehend.
- realizing β to grasp or understand clearly.
- realising β to grasp or understand clearly.
verb ken
- cognize β to perceive, become aware of, or know
- catch on β If you catch on to something, you understand it, or realize that it is happening.
- get the picture β understand
- get the hang of β to understand the technique of doing something
- apperceive β to be aware of perceiving
- know β to perceive or understand as fact or truth; to apprehend clearly and with certainty: I know the situation fully.
- on top of β the highest or loftiest point or part of anything; apex; summit. Synonyms: zenith, acme, peak, pinnacle, vertex. Antonyms: bottom, base, foot, lowest point.
- kenning β knowledge, understanding, or cognizance; mental perception: an idea beyond one's ken.
- understand β to perceive the meaning of; grasp the idea of; comprehend: to understand Spanish; I didn't understand your question.
- keep on β to hold or retain in one's possession; hold as one's own: If you like it, keep it. Keep the change.
- figure out β a numerical symbol, especially an Arabic numeral.