knowing

evidencing the possession of inside information

by conscious design or purpose

• “intentional damage”
• “a knowing attempt to defraud”
• “a willful waste of time”

alert and fully informed

• “politically aware”
• “a knowing collector of rare books”
• “the most...technically aware of the novelists under thirty” W.S.Graham
• “surprisingly knowledgeable about what was going on”

highly educated; having extensive information or understanding

• “an enlightened public”
• “knowing instructors”
• “a knowledgeable critic”
• “a knowledgeable audience”

clear and certain mental apprehension