Synonyms of knew

knew

verb

past tense of know

1

as in understood

to have a practical understanding of

a career diplomat who knows several languages

a fan who really knows baseball

Synonyms & Similar Words

• understood
• comprehended
• grasped
• appreciated
• possessed
• perceived
• had
• apprehended
• followed
• fathomed
• kenned
• savvied
• cognized
• caught on (to)
• picked up

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• misunderstood
• misinterpreted
• misperceived
• misapprehended
• misconceived
• misknew

2

as in experienced

to come to a knowledge of (something) by living through it

knows full well how nerve-racking it can be to speak in public

Synonyms & Similar Words

• experienced
• had
• saw
• felt
• underwent
• endured
• witnessed
• suffered
• tasted
• encountered
• sustained
• received
• passed
• went through
• met
• accepted
• digested
• assimilated

3

as in saw

to have a clear idea of

I think I know what you're trying to say

Synonyms & Similar Words

• understood
• saw
• recognized
• deciphered
• comprehended
• appreciated
• grasped
• realized
• got
• sensed
• discerned
• perceived
• conceived
• made
• apprehended
• beheld
• dug
• intuited
• seized
• registered
• assimilated
• caught
• twigged
• made out
• caught on (to)
• picked up on
• tumbled (to)
• decoded
• grokked
• savvied
• cognized
• compassed
• cottoned (to or on to)
• absorbed
• digested
• fathomed
• took in
• penetrated
• pierced

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• missed
• misunderstood
• misread
• misinterpreted
• mistook
• misconstrued
• misconceived
• misapprehended
• misperceived