Meaning & use
all-knowing
Having complete, unlimited knowledge of everything that exists, has happened, or ever will happen.
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Many religious traditions describe their god as all-knowing and all-powerful.
The narrator speaks with an all-knowing voice, revealing the private thoughts of every character.
A note on using this word
All-knowing is a plain-English equivalent of the more formal, mainly literary word 'omniscient.'
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