Meaning & use
knowledgeable
Having or showing wide knowledge or understanding of a particular subject.
See it in a sentence
The tour guide was knowledgeable about local history and answered every question confidently.
You need a knowledgeable mechanic to diagnose such an unusual engine problem.
A note on using this word
Knowledgable is a frequent misspelling; the correct spelling keeps the e from knowledge before -able.
Words with a similar meaning
well-informedlearned
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Words with an opposite meaning
ignorantuninformed
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