Cognizant
Having knowledge or awareness of something.
adjectiveCognizant
Having knowledge or awareness of something.
adjectiveImagine This
Picture yourself in a busy control room where every detail matters: you notice the flicker of a monitor, the clock on the wall, and the team’s subtle cues because you are fully cognizant of your surroundings.
Sounds Like
KOG-nuh-zuhnt
Looks Like
Looks like cognitive or conscious; shares the root cogn- meaning know.
Remember This
Cognizant comes from the Latin cognoscere meaning 'to know'; related forms include cognition and cognitive. The usual collocation is 'cognizant of'.
Other Forms
Connect With
aware, conscious, perceptive, mindful, informed
Note
Do not confuse cognizant with conscious; cognizant emphasizes knowledge or awareness of a fact or situation, whereas conscious can refer to being awake or aware in a more general sense. In formal writing, use 'cognizant of' to indicate informed awareness.