• His mother smiles knowingly at his typically honest assessment.
• She nods knowingly at the woman's frustration, vowing to stop by the coffee shop the next time she's in Farmington.
• Cecil, meanwhile, became bolder with every minute, and looked at Gus, knowingly.

Synonyms

• The author refers to a conflict of which he either has little understanding, or knowingly distorts the truth.
• The evaluator is kept blind to the controls to prevent him or her from subtly tipping off the subject, either knowingly or unknowingly.
• The swearing of an untrue affidavit of documents is perhaps the most obvious example of conduct which his solicitor cannot knowingly permit.