Antonyms for cognizant


Grammar : Adj
Spell : kog-nuh-zuh nt, kon-uh-
Phonetic Transcription : ˈkɒg nə zənt, ˈkɒn ə-


Definition of cognizant

Origin :
  • 1820, back-formation from cognizance.
  • adj aware
Example sentences :
  • And one very cogent reason why they have not, is, that they are not yet cognizant of the loss.
  • Extract from : « The Channings » by Mrs. Henry Wood
  • Mr. Butterby was not cognizant of quite the facts of the case, you see.
  • Extract from : « The Channings » by Mrs. Henry Wood
  • The writer of this letter was cognizant of them, and had sent it that they might be removed.
  • Extract from : « The Channings » by Mrs. Henry Wood
  • Is the Duke of Reist cognizant of this, and willing to accept the throne?
  • Extract from : « The Traitors » by E. Phillips (Edward Phillips) Oppenheim
  • Hence it would seem that the Saints are not cognizant of our prayers.
  • Extract from : « On Prayer and The Contemplative Life » by St. Thomas Aquinas
  • Whence it would seem that they are not cognizant of our actions nor of our prayers.
  • Extract from : « On Prayer and The Contemplative Life » by St. Thomas Aquinas
  • I am too short-sighted to be cognizant of each separate feature.
  • Extract from : « The London Visitor » by Mary Russell Mitford
  • She is our eyepiece to keep us cognizant of our opportunities.
  • Extract from : « A Labrador Doctor » by Wilfred Thomason Grenfell
  • Napoleon, himself a sceptic, was cognizant of this slave philosophy.
  • Extract from : « The Necessity of Atheism » by Dr. D.M. Brooks
  • I knew a little about boats, and made the Captain cognizant of the fact.
  • Extract from : « My New Curate » by P.A. Sheehan

Synonyms for cognizant

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