All in the know synonyms

adj in the know

• in fashion — a prevailing custom or style of dress, etiquette, socializing, etc.: the latest fashion in dresses.
• turned on — lively and chic; switched-on.
• acquainted — If you are acquainted with something, you know about it because you have learned it or experienced it.
• alert — If you are alert, you are paying full attention to things around you and are able to deal with anything that might happen.
• au courant — up-to-date, esp in knowledge of current affairs
• cool — Something that is cool has a temperature which is low but not very low.
• groovy — Slang. highly stimulating or attractive; excellent: groovy music; a groovy car.
• heedful — taking heed; attentive; mindful; thoughtful; careful: She was always heedful of others' needs.
• hip — hypochondria.
• into — to the inside of; in toward: He walked into the room. The train chugged into the station.
• know-how — the fact or state of knowing; knowledge.
• knowing — affecting, implying, or deliberately revealing shrewd knowledge of secret or private information: a knowing glance.
• perceptive — having or showing keenness of insight, understanding, or intuition: a perceptive analysis of the problems involved.
• savvy — experienced, knowledgable, and well-informed; shrewd (often used in combination): consumers who are savvy about prices; a tech-savvy entrepreneur.
• sensible — having, using, or showing good sense or sound judgment: a sensible young woman.
• sentient — having the power of perception by the senses; conscious.
• sharp — having a thin cutting edge or a fine point; well-adapted for cutting or piercing: a sharp knife.
• with it — (in children's games) the player called upon to perform some task, as, in tag, the one who must catch the other players.
• apprised — appraise.
• go-go — ALPS
• grounded — the solid surface of the earth; firm or dry land: to fall to the ground.
• in the picture — informed about a given situation
• know the score — understand the situation
• on the beam — any of various relatively long pieces of metal, wood, stone, etc., manufactured or shaped especially for use as rigid members or parts of structures or machines.
• on to — so as to be or remain supported by or suspended from: Put your package down on the table; Hang your coat on the hook.
• plugged in — closely connected; in touch with what is going on; informed; involved: He's one of the more plugged-in advisers at State House.
• know what's what — to know how one thing or things in general work
• versed — of, relating to, or written in verse: a verse play.
• down with — from higher to lower; in descending direction or order; toward, into, or in a lower position: to come down the ladder.
• in on — If you are in on something, you are involved in it or know about it.
• witting — knowing; aware; conscious.
• brainy — Someone who is brainy is clever and good at learning.
• educated — having undergone education: educated people.
• highbrow — a person of superior intellectual interests and tastes.
• learned — having much knowledge; scholarly; erudite: learned professors.
• lettered — educated or learned.
• studious — disposed or given to diligent study: a studious boy.
• well-read — having read extensively (sometimes followed by in): well-read in oceanography.
• cultivated — If you describe someone as cultivated, you mean they are well educated and have good manners.
• scholastic — of or relating to schools, scholars, or education: scholastic attainments.
• wise up — having the power of discerning and judging properly as to what is true or right; possessing discernment, judgment, or discretion.
• adept — Someone who is adept at something can do it skilfully.
• old — far advanced in the years of one's or its life: an old man; an old horse; an old tree.
• old hand — a person who is experienced in or familiar with a subject, area, procedure, etc.: The guide you just hired is an old hand at leading safaris.
• practical — of or relating to practice or action: practical mathematics.
• pro — in favor of a proposition, opinion, etc.
• worldly — of or relating to this world as contrasted with heaven, spiritual life, etc.; earthly; mundane.