in the know

Meaning

in the know

Informed, aware.
Those in the know don't shop at that kind of store.
Anyone who is in the know doesn't shop there.
He appears to be in the know about such matters.

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Synonyms

hep privy aware hip privileged mindful knowledgeable up to date versed informed well-informed au fait up on au courant

Antonyms

nescient in the dark

Examples

There is one thing, and only one, in the whole universe which we know more about than we could learn from external observation. That one thing is Man. We do not merely observe men, we are men. In this case we have, so to speak, inside information; we are in the know. C. S. Lewis

People in the know say The Giver was the first young adult dystopian novel. Lois Lowry

I'm trying my best to keep up with all this new technology and I surround myself with all these wonderful people that are in the know and kind of help me out with all that. Dolly Parton

If the prime minister was in the know of it, then he is equally culpable. If he was not aware, then it is for him to introspect as to what kind of government he is running. Arun Jaitley

I think the things I wanted answered have been answered by people in the know that we can't talk about, so I'm perfectly happy with how Chewie came to be where he is and what is going on in Episode III. Peter Mayhew

But for the hardcore fans who are in the know, this probably looks like they couldn't have made their intentions more clear than if they just posted the words Court Of Owls across the website. Source: Internet

Words in the phrase

in the know

Close letter words and terms

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