Synonyms for
Knew
Definition
To have information in your mind because you remember it from before.
Synonyms & similar words
acknowledge
know
haveintercourse
bonk
screw
bed
love
recognise
cognise
eff
haveagoatit
sleeptogether
hump
haveitaway
rollinthehay
beintimate
makeout
bang
live
experience
makelove
jazz
sleepwith
doit
cognize
understood
realized
recognized
apprehended
perceived
grasped
comprehended
sensed
felt
cognized
appreciated
fathomed
got
tumbled
twigged
Synonyms by register
Formal
Informal
Literary
Antonyms
Common collocations
- knew the answer
- knew it was
- knew that
- knew him well
- knew her name
- knew what to do
- knew the way
Word family
Usage note
"Knew" is the past tense of "know." It refers to having information or understanding in the past. Be careful not to confuse it with "new," which means recent.
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Example sentences
- I knew the answer to the math problem.
- I knew that it was going to rain because I saw the dark clouds.
- She knew the words to the song because she had heard it before.
- He knew how to ride his bike without training wheels.
- They knew the way to the park because they had been there before.
Quotes
I never knew how to worship until I knew how to love.
I knew that if I failed I wouldn't regret that, but I knew the one thing I might regret is not trying.
The only thing we know for sure is that we know nothing at all.