Knowingness
Knowingness noun - Exceptional discernment and judgment especially in practical matters.
Usage example: all the knowingness that comes from 20 years in the police department was evident in his appraisal of the situation
Slyness and knowingness are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Slyness" instead a noun "Knowingness".
Slyness
Slyness noun - Skill in achieving one's ends through indirect, subtle, or underhanded means.
Knowingness and slyness are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Knowingness" instead a noun "Slyness".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- subtlety and knowingness
- subtlety and slyness
- artifice and knowingness
- artifice and slyness
- cunning and knowingness
- cunning and slyness
- wit and knowingness
- wit and slyness
- sharpness and knowingness
- sharpness and slyness
- astuteness and knowingness
- astuteness and slyness
- craft and knowingness
- craft and slyness
Cite this Source
Slyness and Knowingness. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/knowingness/slyness
Knowingness & Slyness. N.p., 2016. Web. 14 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/knowingness/slyness>.
Slyness or Knowingness. 2016. Accessed August 14, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/knowingness/slyness.
Google Ngram Viewer shows how "knowingness" and "slyness" have occurred on timeline