Knowing
Knowing adjective - Made, given, or done with full awareness of what one is doing.
Usage example: after giving knowing offense to people of Italian ancestry, he gave the lame excuse that it had all been a joke
Willful and knowing are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Willful" instead an adjective "Knowing".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- conscious and knowing
- conscious and willful
- deliberate and knowing
- deliberate and willful
- calculated and knowing
- calculated and willful
- purposeful and knowing
- purposeful and willful
- considered and knowing
- considered and willful
- intended and knowing
- intended and willful
- intentional and knowing
- intentional and willful
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Willful and Knowing. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/knowing/willful
Knowing & Willful. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/knowing/willful>.
Willful or Knowing. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/knowing/willful.
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