knowledgeable

adj

1. erudite, punditic, scholarly, academic, educated, well-educated; cultured, learned, Archaic. studied, literate, lettered, versed, well-read, well-informed; intelligent, brainy, sharp, understanding.

2. aware, appreciative, appreciatory, appreciating, conscious, cognizant, sensible; enlightened, knowing, Sl. wise, Sl. in the know, sophisticated, worldly, worldly-wise, Sl. hip, Sl. with it, Fr. au courant, Si. on the ball; acquainted, familiar, up, conversant, intimate.

3. expert, proficient, adept, skilled, skillful; experienced, practiced, accomplished, Inf. knowing the ropes, Sl. savvy, Fr. au fait; capable, able, competent.

4. perceptive, percipient, discerning, penetrating, perspicacious, insightful; sage, sagacious, sapient, Solomonic, wise, gash; rational, reasonable, logical; judicious, prudent, politic, discreet, sensible; com-monsensical, having a good head on one's shoulders.