Synonyms for cognizance
ˈkɒg nə zəns, ˈkɒn ə-cog·nizance

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1. cognizance

   Knowledge is all that the mind knows, from whatever source derived or obtained, or by whatever process; the aggregate of facts, truths, or principles acquired or retained by the mind, including alike the intuitions native to the mind and all that has been learned respecting phenomena, causes, laws, principles, literature, etc. There is a tendency to regard knowledge as accurate and systematic, and to a certain degree complete. Information is knowledge of fact, real or supposed, derived from persons, books, or observation, and is regarded as casual and haphazard. We say of a studious man that he has a great store of knowledge, or of an intelligent man of the world, that he has a fund of varied information. Lore is used only in poetic or elevated style, for accumulated knowledge, as of a people or age, or in a more limited sense for learning or erudition. We speak of perception of external objects, apprehension of intellectual truth. Simple perception gives a limited knowledge of external objects, merely as such; the cognition of the same objects is a knowledge of them in some relation; cognizance is the formal or official recognition of something as an object of knowledge; we take cognizance of it. Intuition is primary knowledge antecedent to all teaching or reasoning, experience is knowledge that has entered directly into one's own life; as, a child's experience that fire will burn. Learning is much higher than information, being preeminently wide and systematic knowledge, the result of long, assiduous study; erudition is recondite learning secured only by extraordinary industry, opportunity, and ability. Compare ACQUAINTANCE; EDUCATION; SCIENCE; WISDOM.

   Synonyms:
   acquaintance, apprehension, cognition, comprehension, erudition, experience, information, intelligence, intuition, knowledge, learning, light, lore, perception, recognition, scholarship, science, wisdom

   Antonyms:
   ignorance, illiteracy, inexperience, misapprehension, misconception, misunderstanding, rudeness, unfamiliarity

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1. cognizance

   Synonyms:
   notice, observation, recognition, knowledge, experience

   Antonyms:
   inadvertence, neglect, ignorance, inexperience, oversight, connivance

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1. awareness, consciousness, cognizance, cognisance, knowingnessnoun

   having knowledge of

   "he had no awareness of his mistakes"; "his sudden consciousness of the problem he faced"; "their intelligence and general knowingness was impressive"

   Synonyms:
   knowingness, cognisance, awareness, consciousness, sentience, ken

   Antonyms:
   incognizance

2. cognizance, kennoun

   range of what one can know or understand

   "beyond my ken"

   Synonyms:
   knowingness, cognisance, awareness, consciousness, sight, ken

   Antonyms:
   incognizance

3. cognizancenoun

   range or scope of what is perceived

   Synonyms:
   knowingness, cognisance, awareness, consciousness, ken

   Antonyms:
   incognizance

Matched Categories

1. • Knowing
   • Perception

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1. cognizancenoun

   Synonyms:
   knowledge, cognition, observation

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1. List of paraphrases for "cognizance":

   knowledge

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1. Vanna Bonta:

   Looking up and out, how can we not respect this ever-vigilant cognizance that distinguishes us: the capability to envision, to dream, and to invent? the ability to ponder ourselves? and be aware of our existence on the outer arm of a spiral galaxy in an immeasurable ocean of stars? Cognizance is our crest.

2. John Stanley:

   The government should take full cognizance of the fact that a particular regime is an authoritarian regime, it is suppressive of human rights ... and is likely to use force if necessary to protect its authority, if you look at human rights violations and you look at the use of force, sadly without any question over the last 12 months things have deteriorated in a pretty worrying way.

3. Home Minister Rajnath Singh:

   We had taken cognizance of Islamic State in Iraq and Syria activities in other countries, as a first step we have banned this outfit in India.

4. Orla Fagan:

   There was a lot of preparation, i think that the lessons learned were very hard ones in Tacloban ... because there were so many lives lost, and I think they've really taken cognizance this time and really made an all-out effort everywhere to bring people to safety.