knowingly

adverb/ˈnoʊɪŋli/

Frequency rank: #7,663 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)

Meaning

in a way that shows awareness or deliberate understanding; consciously.

Illustration for the English word “knowingly”

Example sentence

She smiled at him knowingly, as if she already knew his secret.

Synonyms & related words

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