common knowledge

Noun

Meaning

anything generally known to everyone

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

general knowledge open secret no secret public knowledge available data publicly available data available information known fact publicly accessible information something generally known generally available information publicly known fact something everyone knows well-established fact well-known information

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Antonyms

secret confidence skeleton in the cupboard skeleton in the closet private affair confidential matter

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Hypernyms

general knowledge public knowledge

Hyponyms

ancient history

Examples

It is now common knowledge that the average American gains 7 pounds between Thanksgiving and New Year's Day. Marilu Henner

It is a matter of common knowledge that the government of South Carolina is under domination of a small ring of cunning, conniving men. Strom Thurmond

It is common knowledge that smoking is considered one of the nation's leading causes of preventable death, but it's less widely known that cigarettes are also the leading cause of fatal fires. Ed Markey

It is common knowledge to every schoolboy and even every Bachelor of Arts, That all sin is divided into two parts. One kind of sin is called a sin of commission, and that is very important And it is what you are doing when you are doing something you oughtn't... Ogden Nash

Everybody knows it. Wizards are supposed to have beards. It's common knowledge. Terry Goodkind

The need for a body of common knowledge and common reference does not disappear when a society is pluralistic. On the contrary, it grows more necessary, so that people of different origins and occupation may quickly find familiar ground and as we say, speak a common language. Jacques Barzun

Close letter words and terms

common knapweed common knockoff common knotgrass common krait common kusimanse common labor