[adjective] evidencing the possession of inside information Synonyms:wise, wise to
[adjective] by conscious design or purpose; "intentional damage"; "a knowing attempt to defraud"; "a willful waste of time" Synonyms:deliberate, intentional, willful, wilful
[adjective] alert and fully informed; "politically aware"; "a knowing collector of rare books"; "the most...technically aware of the novelists under thirty"- W.S.Graham; "surprisingly knowledgeable about what was going on" Synonyms:aware, knowledgeable
[adjective] highly educated; having extensive information or understanding; "an enlightened public"; "knowing instructors"; "a knowledgeable critic"; "a knowledgeable audience" Synonyms:enlightened, knowledgeable, learned, lettered, well-educated, well-read