incognizance

Examples

• All

• She acted in incognizance of the true nature of the agreement.

• The company's incognizance of local customs caused tension with the community.

• His complete incognizance of the consequences led to disastrous results.

• Don't remain in incognizance of your responsibilities!

• His complete incognizance of the consequences led to disastrous results.

• The company's incognizance of local customs caused tension with the community.

• Her incognizance of the true nature of the agreement revealed her lack of understanding.

Synonyms

I

ignorance

vsincognizance

316 3.9

Not knowing about something or how it works

is the less common or more formal label for that state

I

inattention

vsincognizance

8 4.6

Not noticing things around you

is broader, covering lack of knowledge as well as mere missing attention

O

obliviousness

vsincognizance

2 7.4

Not noticing things happening around you

is more extreme, stressing total lack rather than general lack of attention

U

unawareness

vsincognizance

2 5.4

Not knowing or noticing something

includes both not knowing and not having conscious attention

B

blindness to

vsincognizance

1 5.7

Not noticing or understanding something important

is broader, covering any lack of knowledge or awareness beyond missing facts

I

inadvertence

vsincognizance

1 9.3

Not paying attention causes mistakes

focuses on accidental carelessness, not the wider state of knowing or awareness

U

unenlightenment

vsincognizance

9.7

A state of not knowing or understanding things

is the same idea but sounds more literary or formal

N

noncognizance

vsincognizance

9.9

Not being aware of a fact or change

highlights not recognizing facts rather than lacking learned knowledge

U

unknowingness

vsincognizance

8.6

Being unaware of something

includes both missing facts and absence of conscious attention

I

impercipience

vsincognizance

9.9

A lack of awareness of what is happening

focuses on lack of perception rather than general lack of knowledge

I

inadvertency

vsincognizance

9.9

Not paying attention and being careless about work

is narrower, talking about neglectful actions rather than general lack of awareness

U

unmindfulness

vsincognizance

8.6

Lack of attention that makes you forget or ignore tasks

is focused on forgetting duties rather than simple lack of knowledge or awareness

Antonyms

K

knowledge

∞ 1.0

Information and skills gained from study or experience

A

awareness

336 3.2

Knowing about something or noticing it

C

cognizance

3 8.6

Awareness that something exists or is happening

How Aware

awareness

336 3.2

incognizance

9.9

obliviousness

2 7.4

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology