Knew
Recognized and knew are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Recognized" instead a verb "Knew".
Recognized
Recognized adjective - Having a good reputation especially in a field of knowledge.
Knew and recognized are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Knew" instead a verb "Recognized".
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
- Lovett knew about this all along, and didn't tell Sweeney about it until after he had killed her and recognized her just now.
Source: Go Among Mad People -
And chances are that even if he had recognized Obito, it wouldn't have changed much — the Obito he knew was long dead by that point.
Source: My Greatest Failure - A detective who knew Dirk recognized he'd been present upon finding one cop disassembling a wastepaper basket and another defending a sofa immovably stuck halfway up the stairs with a handsaw.
Source: Bavarian Fire Drill
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Recognized and Knew. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 22, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/knew/recognized
Knew & Recognized. N.p., 2016. Web. 22 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/knew/recognized>.
Recognized or Knew. 2016. Accessed July 22, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/knew/recognized.
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