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cognizance
noun
Synonyms and Antonyms of COGNIZANCE
1
a state of being aware <take cognizance of what is happening>
Synonyms advertence, advertency, awareness, cognizance, consciousness, ear, eye, heed, knowledge, mindfulness, note, notice, observance, observation
Related Words hyperawareness, hyperconsciousness; advisement, care, concern, consideration, regard, watch; apprehension, discernment, grasp, mind, perception, recognition, thought, understanding
2
knowledge gained by personal experience <seemed to have no cognizance of last night's events>
Synonyms cognizance, familiarity
Related Words association, experience, exposure, intimacy, involvement; initiation, introduction; awareness, comprehension, conception, inkling, notion, understanding; education, enlightenment, grounding, information, instruction, learning, schooling, training
Antonyms unfamiliarity
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