knowledgeable

[nol-i-juh-buhl] / ˈnɒl ɪ dʒə bəl /

ADJECTIVE

aware, educated

Synonyms

STRONGEST

appreciative brilliant conscious conversant discerning experienced informed insightful intelligent learned perceptive sensible smart sophisticated well-informed well-rounded wise

STRONG

apprised au courant au fait in the know

WEAK

abreast acquainted with alert brainy bright clever cognizant erudite familiar with knowing lettered omniscient plugged in posted prescient privy quick-witted sagacious sage savvy scholarly sharp sophic tuned-in understanding versed with it

Antonyms

STRONGEST

ignorant inexperienced unaware uninformed unintelligent unknowledgeable unreasonable unsophisticated unwise

WEAK

uneducated

Example Sentences

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Scotch Whisky Association chief executive Mark Kent said China was a "priority growth market" for many distilleries, adding that the country had "developed into a knowledgeable and premium-focused market with a strong appreciation of Scotch".

From BBC

A knowledgeable adviser can help you navigate tax filing requirements in both countries and identify other important financial considerations you may not have considered.

From MarketWatch

Knobbe, 34, is more reserved yet just as knowledgeable about the area’s history and scenes.

From Los Angeles Times

Mr. Brandreth, a British broadcaster and founder of Bear House, a teddy-bear museum, is widely knowledgeable in this period, having also written a play about the Milne family.

From The Wall Street Journal

And there is no shortage of oenophiles eager to assist the less knowledgeable.

From The Wall Street Journal

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