ken

The word “ken” has 1 syllable: ken

It's pronounced as /kɛn/

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In the thesaurus, “ken” has 140 synonyms and 42 antonyms.

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Synonyms for ken

verb
1. To give birth, conceive, beget, be born; to develop (as a fetus); to nourish, sustain (as life).
2. To know, perceive or understand.
3. To discover by sight; to catch sight of; to descry.
noun
1. Knowledge, perception, or sight.
2. Range of sight.
3. (thieves' cant) A house, especially a den of thieves.
4. A Japanese unit of length equal to six shakus.

His knowledge extended beyond the ken of his peers.
The complexity of the problem was beyond her ken.
The ancient ruins held secrets that were beyond the ken of modern archaeologists.
The professor's expertise was well within the ken of his field.
She marveled at the beauty of the landscape, feeling a sense of peace within her ken.

On this page you'll find 182 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to ken, such as: ability, acumen, address, adequacy, adroitness, ambit, amplitude.

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