cognizing

verb

present participle of cognize
as in knowing
to have a clear idea of the philosopher's claim that we can never cognize—in a fundamental sense—anything

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cognizing
  1. knowing
  2. understanding
  3. comprehending
  4. recognizing
  5. deciphering
  6. grasping
  7. seeing
  8. perceiving
Verb
  • In other words, knowing how ads prompt purchase decisions is even more of a brass ring than ever.
    — Dade Hayes, Deadline, 15 Oct. 2026
  • Feels like groundhog day to be back here knowing what the problem is and also knowing that the front office probably can't do anything about it.
    — James Mirtle, New York Times, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of knowing
Verb
  • My breadth of experience from my upbringing to fighting for Arkansans from all walks of life, gives me an advantage in understanding that life story every person brings into my court.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 12 Oct. 2026
  • Being able to share those same schedules, having the same passion and truly understanding what the other person is talking about — that’s a real plus.
    — Sigal Ratner-Arias, Billboard, 12 Oct. 2026
Definition of understanding
Verb
  • Understanding that this is policy is crucial for comprehending how Israeli soldiers are expected to dutifully erase entire villages without questioning orders.
    — Jay Weissberg, Variety, 10 Sep. 2026
  • By utilizing three classes of agents, Microsoft is effectively comprehending the entire threat lifecycle.
    — Will Townsend, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of comprehending
Verb
  • Not recognizing the producers and not understanding the movie are different things, to be sure.
    — Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 15 Oct. 2026
  • They haven’t been given names yet, but the babies have started recognizing their carers.
    — Rhea Mogul, CNN Money, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of recognizing
Verb
  • Bahdanau was working with artificial neural networks, which had already shown promise in pattern-recognition tasks such as deciphering handwriting and identifying objects in photos.
    — Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 12 Oct. 2026
  • In addition to developing better medicines or perfumes, deciphering the mirror images of molecules can help scientists understand the chemical architecture of life, said chemist Holden Thorp, editor-in-chief of the journal Science.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of deciphering
Verb
  • Among the Louvre’s loans is Bathsheba Holding King David’s Letter, from 1654, which depicts the heroine grasping King David’s disastrous summons.
    — Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 15 Oct. 2026
  • Its combination of independent joint control, precise positioning, relatively low weight, and high grasping force is intended to help humanoid robots perform manipulation tasks that require greater dexterity and control.
    — Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 5 Oct. 2026
Definition of grasping
Verb
  • Even the role of chief risk officer (CRO), a function where institutional memory and regulatory relationships would seem to argue hardest for continuity, is seeing meaningful outside recruitment.
    — Paul Davis, Forbes.com, 16 Oct. 2026
  • For a blueprint, Johnson points to a handful of NBA stars who have mastered the art of seeing the game unfold a step or two ahead of everyone else — Draymond Green, LeBron James, Kawhi Leonard and, yes, former Spurs great Tim Duncan.
    — Jeff McDonald, San Antonio Express-News, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of seeing
Verb
  • An artist and musician by trade, Hunt brought an outsider’s instinct to the architectural blueprint of Fashion Forward, perceiving early on that creative industries rarely exist in isolation outside of corporate org charts.
    — Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 13 Oct. 2026
  • While linear broadcasters, like streamers, are still perceiving YouTube as a major disruptor and challenger, a number of them have started working more closely with the platform to tap into younger demographics and generate new advertising revenue.
    — Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 12 Oct. 2026
Definition of perceiving
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“Cognizing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cognizing. Accessed 20 Oct. 2026.

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