Meaning & use

all-knowing

adjective·Academic

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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