Synonyms and antonyms of Knowledge and understanding in British Thesaurus

knowledge (noun)

all the facts that someone knows about a particular subject

understanding (noun)

knowledge about a particular subject, process, or situation

information (noun)

knowledge or facts about someone or something

experience (noun)

knowledge and skill that is gained through time spent doing a job or activity

expertise (noun)

special skill or knowledge that you get from experience, training, or study

awareness (noun)

knowledge or understanding of a subject, issue, or situation

sensitivity (noun)

a natural understanding of something, and a natural reaction to it

consciousness (noun)

the knowledge or understanding that something exists or is important

familiarity (noun)

knowledge of something because you have learnt about it or experienced it before

lore (noun)

traditional knowledge about nature and their culture that people get from their parents and other older people, not from books

acquaintance (noun)

formal knowledge or experience of a person or subject

affinity (noun)

a natural understanding of something

awareness (noun)

relating to increasing people’s awareness

cognition (noun)

in psychology, the process by which you recognize and understand things

cognizance (noun)

formal the process by which you recognize and understand something

command of something ()

knowledge of a particular subject, especially the ability to speak a foreign language

depth (noun)

the great amount of knowledge or information that a person has or a piece of writing contains

discrimination (noun)

formal the ability to recognize the difference between things

EI (abbreviation)

emotional intelligence: the ability to understand your own feelings and those of other people, and to consider other people’s feelings when making decisions

emotional intelligence (noun)

the ability to understand your own personal feelings and those of other people, and to consider other people’s feelings when making decisions

erudition (noun)

formal great knowledge gained through reading or studying

experience (noun)

the knowledge that you get from life and from being in a lot of different situations

familiarity (noun)

the fact that something is well known to you or easily recognized by you

foreknowledge (noun)

formal knowledge of events before they happen

general knowledge (noun)

knowledge about a wide range of subjects rather than detailed knowledge of a particular subject

grounding (noun)

a basic knowledge of a subject

hindsight (noun)

the opportunity to judge or understand past events using knowledge that you have gained since then

idea (noun)

information or knowledge that you have about something

intimate knowledge of something ()

detailed knowledge of something

know-how (noun)

informal knowledge that is needed to do something, usually something practical

knowledge (noun)

all the facts that are known about different things or about life generally

knowledge (noun)

the fact that someone knows about something, especially something bad

learning (noun)

knowledge that someone has gained, especially by studying

literacy (noun)

the ability to read and write

mastery (noun)

great knowledge or skill

multiple intelligences (noun)

the different kinds of intelligence that people have in different combinations and to different degrees; also called MI

overview (noun)

knowledge of the main features of something

point of reference (noun)

information or experience that you already have that helps you to understand or deal with a new situation

realization (noun)

the process of understanding something, or the moment when this happens

self-discovery (noun)

new knowledge and understanding that you get about your feelings and about the type of person that you are

self-knowledge (noun)

good understanding of your own thoughts, feelings, abilities etc

sophistication (noun)

the quality of knowing and understanding a lot about a complicated subject

wisdom (noun)

knowledge that you have gained over a long period