| Main Entry: | aware |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | knowledgeable |
Synonyms: |
acquainted, alert, alive, appraised, appreciative, apprehensive, apprised, attentive, au courant, awake, cognizant, conscious, cool*, enlightened, familiar, go-go, groovy*, grounded, heedful, hip*, in the know, in the picture, informed, into*, know the score, know what's what, know-how, knowing, latched on, mindful, on the beam, on to, perceptive, plugged in, receptive, savvy, sensible, sentient, sharp, tuned in, up on, wise, wise to, wised up, with it |
Antonyms: |
ignorant, insensitive, unaware, unconscious |
| Main Entry: | cognizant |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | aware |
Synonyms: |
acquainted, alive, apprehensive, au courant, awake, conscious, conversant, down with, familiar, grounded, hep to, hip to, in on, in the know, in the picture, informed, judicious, knowing, knowledgeable, observant, on the beam, on to, perceptive, plugged in, savvy, sensible, sentient, tuned in, up on, versed, wise to, with it, witting |
Antonyms: |
ignorant, unaware, unfamiliar, uninformed, unknowledgeable, unwitting |
| Main Entry: | enlightened |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | informed, educated |
Synonyms: |
aware, broad-minded, civilized, cultivated, hip to, in the picture, instructed, knowing what's what, knowledgeable, learned, liberal, literate, open-minded, plugged in, reasonable, refined, savvy, sharp, sophisticated, tuned in, wised up |
Antonyms: |
confounded, confused, in the dark, misled, perplexed, uneducated, unenlightened, uninformed |
| Main Entry: | familiar |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | knowledgeable |
Synonyms: |
abreast, acquainted, apprised, at home with, au courant, au fait, aware, cognizant, conscious, conversant, grounded, in on, in the know, informed, introduced, kept posted, mindful, no stranger to, plugged in, savvy, tuned in, up on, up*, versant, versed in, well up in, with it |
Antonyms: |
ignorant, unacquainted, unknowledgeable |
| Main Entry: | informed |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | cognizant, conversant |
Synonyms: |
abreast, acquainted, apprized, au courant*, au fait, briefed, enlightened, erudite, expert, familiar, in the know, into*, know the score, know what's what, knowledgeable, learned, on top of, posted, primed, reliable, savvy*, tuned in, up on, up*, up-to-date, versant, versed, well-read, wise to |
Antonyms: |
ignorant, unaware, uninformed, unknowledgeable |
| Main Entry: | insightful |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | perceptive |
Synonyms: |
alert, astute, awake, aware, brainy, conscious, cute, discerning, ear to the ground, intelligent, intuitive, keen, knowing, knowledgeable, knows what's what, observant, penetrating, penetrative, quick, responsive, savvy, sensitive, sharp, shrewd, smart, tuned in, understanding, wise |
| Main Entry: | knowing |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | experienced, aware |
Synonyms: |
alive, apprehensive, astute, awake, brainy, bright, brilliant, canny, clever, cognizant, competent, conscious, conversant, cool*, crack*, deliberate, discerning, expert, insightful, intelligent, intended, intentional, judicious, knowledgeable, observant, perceptive, percipient, qualified, quick, quick-witted, sagacious, sage, sensible, sentient, sharp, skillful, slick*, smart, sophic, sophisticated, tuned-in, vigilant, watchful, well-informed, wise, with-it, witting, worldly, worldly-wise |
Antonyms: |
inexperienced, unaware, uncognizant, unknowing |
| Main Entry: | knowledgeable |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | aware, educated |
Synonyms: |
abreast, acquainted, alert, appreciative, apprised, au courant, au fait, brainy, bright, brilliant, clever, cognizant, conscious, conversant, discerning, erudite, experienced, familiar, in the know, informed, insightful, intelligent, knowing, learned, lettered, omniscient, perceptive, plugged in, posted, prescient, privy, quick-witted, sagacious, sage, savvy, scholarly, sensible, sharp, smart, sophic, sophisticated, tuned-in, understanding, versed, well-informed, well-rounded, wise, with-it |
Antonyms: |
ignorant, unaware, uneducated, uninformed |
| Main Entry: | listen |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | hear and pay attention |
Synonyms: |
accept, admit, adopt, attend, audit, auscult, auscultate, be all ears, be attentive, catch, concentrate, eavesdrop, entertain, get, get a load of, give an audience to, give attention, give heed to, hang on words, hark, harken, hear out, hear tell, hearken, lend an ear, mind, monitor, obey, observe, overhear, pick up on, prick up ears, receive, take advice, take into consideration, take notice, take under advisement, tune in, tune in on, welcome |
| Notes: | to listen is to try to hear; to hear is simply to perceive with the ear |
Antonyms: |
speak, talk |
| Main Entry: | mindful |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | attentive, aware |
Synonyms: |
alert, alive to, apprehensive, au courant, be up on, cagey, careful, cautious, chary, cognizant, conscientious, conscious, conversant, heedful, in the know, know all the answers, know ins and outs, knowing, knowledgeable, observant, observative, observing, on one's toes, on the ball, on the job, on to, plugged in, regardful, respectful, sensible, solicitous, thoughtful, tuned in, vigilant, wary, watchful, with eyes peeled |
Antonyms: |
absent-minded, careless, heedless, inattentive, unaware |