📖 Definitions of "Knowingly"
adverb
- 1
In the manner of one who knows.
"She smiled knowingly, but kept the secret."
- 2
With knowledge of all relevant facts.
🔄 Synonyms of "Knowingly"
1 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| wittingly | in a witting manner, intentionally, on purpose. |
↔️ Antonyms of "Knowingly"
Words with the opposite meaning.
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| inadvertently | Unintentionally; because of an oversight. |
| unwittingly | In an unwitting manner; inadvertently, obliviously, unintentionally, unknowingly. |
| unknowingly | Without awareness, without intent. |
💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Knowingly"
Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| wittingly | in a witting manner, intentionally, on purpose. |
| consciously | In a conscious manner; knowingly, volitionally. |
| cognizant | Aware; fully informed; having understanding of a fact. |
| informed | Instructed; having knowledge of a fact or area of education. |
| advisedly | With intentionality, and deliberately, usually also with a connotation of due consideration and wise choosing. |
| consciousnoun | Alert, awake; with one's mental faculties active. |
| intentionally | In an intentional manner; on purpose. |
| deliberately | Intentionally, or after deliberation; not accidentally. |
| purposefully | In a purposeful (“intentional”) manner: intentionally, on purpose, purposely, deliberately. |
| wilful | Intentional; deliberate. |
| intentionalnoun | Intended or planned; done deliberately or voluntarily. |
| purposely | On purpose; intentionally. |
| deliberateverb | Done on purpose; intentional. |
| specifically | In a specific manner, applying to or naming a particular thing or things, expressly, explicitly. |
| mindfulnoun | aware (of something); attentive, heedful. |
| intelligentnoun | Of high or especially quick cognitive capacity, bright. |
| conveniently | In a convenient manner, form, or situation; without difficulty. |
| voluntarily | In a voluntary manner. |
| voluntary | (obsolete) Voluntarily. |
| wilfully | Deliberately, on purpose. |
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