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aware adj.
cognizant adj.
conscious adj.
mindful adj.
sophisticated adj.
understood adj.
with it adj.

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 what's what know-how knowing latched on on the beam 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

cognizant

Synonyms

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apprehensive conscious informed judicious knowledgeable observant

WEAK

acquainted alive au courant awake conversant down with familiar grounded hep to hip to in on in the know in the picture knowing on the beam perceptive plugged in savvy sensible sentient tuned-in up on versed wise to with it witting

Antonyms

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ignorant indifferent senseless thoughtless unaware uninformed unmindful

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unfamiliar unknowledgeable unwitting

ADJECTIVE

conscious

Synonyms

STRONGEST

attentive aware certain cognizant informed keen mindful responsive sensible sure vigilant watchful

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able to recognize acquainted aesthetic alive to apperceptive apprised assured au courant conversant discerning hep to in on in right mind knowing noticing noting observing perceiving percipient recognizing remarking seeing sensitive to sentient supraliminal understanding wise to with it witting

Antonyms

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careless heedless ignorant inattentive unaware uncertain unconfident uninformed unsure

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indifferent unconscious unintentional unresponsive unstudied

ADJECTIVE

mindful

Synonyms

STRONGEST

apprehensive careful cautious cognizant conscious conversant knowledgeable observant respectful solicitous vigilant wary watchful

WEAK

alert alive to au courant be up on cagey chary conscientious heedful in the know know all the answers know ins and outs knowing observative observing on one's toes on the ball on the job plugged in regardful sensible thoughtful tuned-in with eyes peeled

Antonyms

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careless heedless ignorant inattentive incautious indifferent indiscreet negligent quiet rash thoughtless unafraid unaware uncareful uninformed unmindful unobservant unworried

WEAK

absent-minded

ADJECTIVE

sophisticated

Synonyms

STRONGEST

mature practical refined worldly

STRONG

bored citified cool cultivated disenchanted disillusioned experienced jaded knowing practiced schooled seasoned smooth studied

WEAK

adult artificial been around blasé couth cynical in in the know into jet-set laid-back mondaine sharp skeptical stagy streetwise suave svelte switched-on uptown urbane well-bred wise to wised-up with it world-weary worldly-wise

Antonyms

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inexperienced unrefined unsophisticated

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enchanted encouraged enthusiastic excited uncool

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easy naive simple slow uncultivated uncultured

ADJECTIVE

understood

Synonyms

STRONG

accepted appreciated implied inferred known pat presumed unsaid

WEAK

axiomatic down pat inferential roger tacit taken for granted undeclared unexpressed unspoken unstated wise to wordless

Antonyms

STRONG

expressed stated

WEAK

explained explicit spoken written

ADJECTIVE

with it

Synonyms

WEAK

alive apprehensive au courant awake aware chic conscious cool familiar groovy hep to hip to in in fashion in on in the know in vogue informed knowing knowledgeable latest mod now observant perceptive plugged in savvy switched on trendy tuned-in up on versed wise to

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The group was defeated in Iraq in 2017 and in Syria in 2019, but coalition forces stayed on to battle the group's remnants.

From Barron's ● Sep. 30, 2026

He went on to attend Middlebury College in Vermont, graduating with a major in English and minor in economics.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026

Winterich says sometimes we hold on to things we’re not currently using because of waste aversion.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 29, 2026

All that was at risk by going for a volleyed fly-hack was looking very silly had Green hung on to the ball.

From BBC ● Sep. 28, 2026

‘Wait here while I untie the boat,’ Hannie says as she steps on to the jetty.

From "Code Name Kingfisher" by Liz Kessler

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