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Cognizant

Having cognizance or knowledge. (of).

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Alert 84% connected

Watchful; vigilant; active in vigilance.

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Alert 84% connected

Watchful; vigilant; active in vigilance.

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Alive 84% connected

Having life, in opposition to dead; living; being in a state in which the organs perform their functions; as, an animal or a plant which is alive.

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Alive 84% connected

Having life, in opposition to dead; living; being in a state in which the organs perform their functions; as, an animal or a plant which is alive.

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Awake 84% connected

To rouse from sleep; to wake; to awaken.

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Awake 84% connected

To rouse from sleep; to wake; to awaken.

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Conscious 84% connected

Possessing the faculty of knowing one's own thoughts or mental operations.

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Conscious 84% connected

Possessing the faculty of knowing one's own thoughts or mental operations.

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Sensible 84% connected

Capable of being perceived by the senses; apprehensible through the bodily organs; hence, also, perceptible to the mind; making an impression upon th…

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Sensible 84% connected

Capable of being perceived by the senses; apprehensible through the bodily organs; hence, also, perceptible to the mind; making an impression upon th…

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Derivationally related 4

Consciousness 74% connected

The state of being conscious; knowledge of one's own existence, condition, sensations, mental operations, acts, etc.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Consciousness 74% connected

The state of being conscious; knowledge of one's own existence, condition, sensations, mental operations, acts, etc.

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Know 74% connected

Knee.

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Know 74% connected

Knee.

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See also 8

Awake 66% connected

To rouse from sleep; to wake; to awaken.

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Awake 66% connected

To rouse from sleep; to wake; to awaken.

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Conscious 66% connected

Possessing the faculty of knowing one's own thoughts or mental operations.

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Conscious 66% connected

Possessing the faculty of knowing one's own thoughts or mental operations.

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Sensible 66% connected

Capable of being perceived by the senses; apprehensible through the bodily organs; hence, also, perceptible to the mind; making an impression upon th…

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Sensible 66% connected

Capable of being perceived by the senses; apprehensible through the bodily organs; hence, also, perceptible to the mind; making an impression upon th…

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Sensitive 66% connected

Having sense of feeling; possessing or exhibiting the capacity of receiving impressions from external objects; as, a sensitive soul.

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Sensitive 66% connected

Having sense of feeling; possessing or exhibiting the capacity of receiving impressions from external objects; as, a sensitive soul.

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Cognizance 66% connected

Apprehension by the understanding; perception; observation.

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Cognizance 66% connected

Apprehension by the understanding; perception; observation.

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Consciousness 66% connected

The state of being conscious; knowledge of one's own existence, condition, sensations, mental operations, acts, etc.

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Consciousness 66% connected

The state of being conscious; knowledge of one's own existence, condition, sensations, mental operations, acts, etc.

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Knowingness 66% connected

The state or quality of being knowing or intelligent; shrewdness; skillfulness.

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Knowingness 66% connected

The state or quality of being knowing or intelligent; shrewdness; skillfulness.

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Synonym 1

Aware 92% connected

Watchful; vigilant or on one's guard against danger or difficulty.

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