Meaning & use

cognizant

adjective·Advanced

Having knowledge or awareness of something, especially a fact, situation, or consequence.

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Employees must be cognizant of the safety rules before operating heavy machinery.

She was fully cognizant of the risks before agreeing to invest her savings.

A note on using this word

Cognizant is formal and typically followed by 'of'; in everyday speech, 'aware' is far more common.

Words with a similar meaning

awareconsciousinformed

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