knowledgeable

I

(Roget's IV) modif.

Syn. informed, well-informed, aware, conversant, well-versed, versed, educated, erudite, learned, well-read, proficient, expert, knowing, up-to-date, abreast of, au courant (French), familiar with, cognizant, schooled, trained, instructed, well-grounded, competent, practiced, wise, sage, enlightened, au fait (French), literate, up on*, in the know*; see also conscious 1 , cultured , educated 1 , learned 1 .

II

(Roget's 3 Superthesaurus) a.

learned, schooled, well-read, erudite, educated, scholarly, literate, conversant, au courant, experienced, informed, knowing, abreast of, wise, worldly, sophisticated.

ANT.: ignorant, unaware, unschooled

III

(Roget's Thesaurus II) adjective 1. Provided with information; made aware: acquainted, advised, educated, enlightened, informed, instructed. See KNOWLEDGE. 2. Having or showing intelligence, often of a high order: brilliant, intellectual, intelligent, knowing. Informal: brainy. See ABILITY.