APPRISING Synonyms: 71 Similar and Opposite Words

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noun

as in informing

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apprising

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verb

present participle of apprise

as in advising

to give information to let me apprise you of the current situation

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Recent Examples of apprising

Verb

The White House team is required to file a report apprising the court of the status of their compliance within 21 days after the date the order takes effect. — Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy, USA Today, 1 Apr. 2026

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Noun

Katrina was charged with murder, conspiracy to commit murder, false informing and failure to report a corpse, while Hopkins was also charged with murder, conspiracy to commit murder and failure to report a corpse.

— Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 25 July 2026

Definition of informing

Verb

Morton joins the footwear firm from after serving as an independent consultant, advising brands including Fortnum & Mason on consumer strategy, transformation and international growth.

— Stephen Garner, Footwear News, 10 Sep. 2026
The airport has warned that disruption will continue and is advising passengers to check directly with their airline before traveling.

— Alessia Armenise, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of advising

Noun

The Osteens found out about the data centers proposed for the property 30 feet from their fence from a county notification in the mail.

— Emily L. Mahoney, Miami Herald, 4 Sep. 2026
Rhode Island Energy says the technology would speed up outage notification by an average of 22 minutes, which is central to the company’s estimate of benefits of the technology.

— Alex Kuffner, The Providence Journal, 3 Sep. 2026

Definition of notification

Verb

The first online evacuation order came on August 5 for residents of Mansouri, near Tyre, though Israel had already dropped leaflets on the village just a week into the ceasefire, telling ‌residents to leave ahead of strikes.

— Reuters, NBC news, 6 Sep. 2026
Antonelli had doubted his chances of such a fightback on Thursday, telling reporters that getting back into the top five was a realistic target.

— Madeline Coleman, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026

Definition of telling

Noun

The officers initiated a pursuit, notifying dispatch and other officers, police said.

— Christina Hall, Freep.com, 26 Aug. 2026
Police in Medellin, Colombia, arrested Hernandez in July 2025 after learning Interpol issued a Red Notice, an international alert notifying law enforcement to hold a wanted fugitive.

— Matthew Rodriguez, CBS News, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of notifying

Verb

The company shared a video with reporters of someone sitting on a chair, instructing the computer with their voice in what appeared to be a seamless, albeit staged, interaction.

— Emily Forlini, Fortune, 3 Sep. 2026
Buckingham is also objecting to instructing on involuntary manslaughter.

— Colleen Cronin, Boston Herald, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of instructing

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