Ken
Ken noun - Range of what one can know or understand.
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Synonyms for Ken
Understanding is a synonym for ken in perception topic. In some cases you can use "Understanding" instead a noun "Ken", when it comes to topics like knowledge, reach.
Nearby Words: kent, Kenna, kenia
Understanding
Understanding noun - An arrangement about action to be taken.
Ken is a synonym for understanding in comprehension topic. You can use "Ken" instead a noun "Understanding", if it concerns topics such as reach.
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- notion and ken
- notion and understanding
- conception and ken
- conception and understanding
- impression and ken
- impression and understanding
- sense and ken
- sense and understanding
- consciousness and ken
- consciousness and understanding
- view and ken
- view and understanding
- appreciation and ken
- appreciation and understanding
How words are described
Both words in one sentence
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Other times, it may be limited to Higher-Tech Species or Sufficiently Advanced Aliens who presumably have some scientific understanding beyond the ken of "lesser races".
Source: Reactionless Drive -
Clarke or Carl Sagan; fortunately Cixin Liu's writing and Ken Liu's translation make understanding the quantummy things manageable.
Source: Literature / Three Body Problem -
Mugging the Monster: Richard doesn't bother to try understanding Calliope as anything but a tool to force ideas out of, so he never fully comprehends that he's messing with dangerous forces far beyond his ken by keeping her captive, even if she's not the one to take revenge.
Source: Characters / The Sandman
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