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know what's what

ADJECTIVE

aware

Synonyms

STRONGEST

alive appreciative apprehensive attentive awake cognizant conscious familiar informed mindful receptive wise

WEAK

acquainted alert appraised apprised au courant cool enlightened go-go groovy grounded heedful hip in the know in the picture into know the score know-how knowing latched on on the beam on to perceptive plugged in savvy sensible sentient sharp tuned-in up on wise to wised up with it

Antonyms

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heedless ignorant inattentive neglectful unaware unconscious unfamiliar unfriendly uninformed unknowledgeable

WEAK

insensitive

ADJECTIVE

informed

Synonyms

STRONGEST

abreast knowledgeable learned

STRONG

acquainted apprized briefed enlightened posted primed savvy up versed

WEAK

au courant au fait erudite expert familiar in the know into know the score on top of reliable tuned-in up on up-to-date versant well-read wise to

Antonyms

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ignorant uninformed

WEAK

unaware unknowledgeable

VERB

differentiate

Synonyms

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comprehend discern discriminate extricate separate

STRONG

characterize contrast demarcate individualize individuate know mark redline sever severalize

WEAK

antithesize discrepate mark off set apart set off split hairs tell apart

Antonyms

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misinterpret mistake misunderstand

WEAK

allow associate confuse connect group leave link mix up

VERB

discriminate

Synonyms

STRONGEST

assess discern distinguish between evaluate narrow down segregate specify

STRONG

collate compare contradistinguish contrast extricate judge know note perceive remark separate sever severalize sift

WEAK

difference discrepate make out split hairs tell apart tell the difference

Antonyms

STRONG

combine join misinterpret misunderstand neglect unite

WEAK

confuse mix up

Example Sentences

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Could be days before we know what’s what.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 10, 2022

And then how you experience it is you experience it, through symbolism and metaphor, because a lot of the world when you're a kid you don't really know what's what.

From Salon • May 26, 2020

"Future researchers writing the history of Cambodia will not know what's what."

From Fox News • Nov. 17, 2018

You should label every box, bin, or bag so you know what’s what during a move, and the best way to do that is to have plenty of Sharpies on hand.

From Slate • Oct. 19, 2018

“Nah. I had his back through some bad situations, though. I seen enough to know what’s what when there’s some woo-woo mess goin’ down.

From "Shadowshaper" by Daniel José Older

know what's what

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