know the score

Questions about know the score

What is another word for know the score?

It depends which know the score you mean. In the sense “be well-informed”, the synonyms are be with it, be on the ball, know what's going on, know what's what. Across all 1 sense there are 4 distinct synonyms, and they are not interchangeable with each other — this page lists them under the sense each one belongs to.

What is the opposite of know the score?

WordNet records no antonym for know the score. Antonymy in WordNet is a relation between specific word forms rather than between concepts, so it is recorded only where lexicographers judged the pairing direct. An absence here means none was recorded, not that none can be imagined.

Where do the synonyms for know the score come from?

From Princeton University's WordNet, a lexical database maintained by lexicographers since 1985. A synonym here means a word form that shares a synset with this word — a set of forms interchangeable in one recorded context. Nothing on this page is generated by a language model.

Other views of know the score

• Full entry for know the scoreAll 1 sense, with examples, usage labels, syllables and pronunciation.
• Rhymes for know the scoreWhether this word can be rhymed at all — it is not in the pronouncing dictionary.
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