unwittingformal

Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples

aware of something
awareWe are aware that some people are getting frustrated.
consciousI am conscious of the need for greater scrutiny of these matters.
cognizantMost people are cognizant of the fact that some pollsters ask leading questions.
knowWe know that people who are stressed out look haggard.

SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Understanding and comprehending
appreciation for something
apprehend
apprehensible
apprehension
astutely
bear
dot
handle
keep someone up
know a hawk from a handsawidiom
know the scoreidiom
know/see where someone is coming fromidiom
latch
speak
to get a handle on somethingidiom
to have a handle on somethingidiom
tumble to something
tune in
uncomprehending
understanding

Examples of cognizant

cognizant
This seemed to improve his alertness in ways that could help him become even more cognizant of the nurturing he was receiving through reflexology.
A world that can accommodate goalseeking behaviour, but is cognizant of the importance of network, history, relationships, cultures and aspirations.
Any judicious policy approach to the specialty hospital debate will be cognizant of these economic realities.
Agents are not cognizant of other agents' requirements.
Certainly the experts writing tax laws, and lobbyists attempting to influence the decisions will be cognizant of the economic arguments presented in this volume.
An agent is not cognizant of other agents' fact requirements.
An agent is cognizant of its trust in neighboring agents.
It is essential, therefore, that the surgeon should be cognizant of these variations in both origin and proximal course.
He is somewhat cognizant of this, especially as he parts with his savings, yet remains powerless to stop himself.
Instead, delegates negotiate from a stable moral viewpoint, cognizant of what they can concede and what they most need to accomplish.
Indeed, many such communities may be inherently too intellectually impoverished and vulnerable even to be socially cognizant of the possibility of being entitled to protections.
This suggests that a multilateral agency must be selective in its lending and cognizant of a "default trap" problem.
Second, private investors are not fully cognizant of all the private benefits that environmental investments can yield to them.
Although in general these patients are reluctant to acknowledge their disorder, some eventually become cognizant of their neglect, but continue nevertheless to show the symptom.
Although cognizant of some surface error characteristics in different languages, the author is also emphatic that there are error patterns specific to particular language systems.
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