Knowing and Oafish

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Knowing adjective - Having inside information.

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Oafish is an antonym for knowing.

Nearby Words: know, known, knowingly

Oafish adjective - Not having or showing an ability to absorb ideas readily.

Usage example: far from being oafish, the professional wrestler was in fact a college graduate

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Knowing is an antonym for oafish.

Nearby Word: oaf

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Oafish and Knowing. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 15, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/knowing/oafish

Knowing & Oafish. N.p., 2016. Web. 15 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/knowing/oafish>.

Oafish or Knowing. 2016. Accessed August 15, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/knowing/oafish.

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