INFORM (AGAINST) Synonyms: 53 Similar and Opposite Words

inform (against)

verb

Definition of inform (against)

as in to report

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The Athletic reported in May that it was estimated the Betway partnership would be worth in excess of £18m, among the highest of its kind in football in terms of a single partner.

— Laurie Whitwell, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026
The National Transportation Safety Board found that the left engine detached from the plane and caught fire, the USA TODAY Network previously reported.

— Karissa Waddick, USA Today, 7 Sep. 2026

Definition of report

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Though theories implicated everyone from rival rapper Biggie Smalls to Knight’s wife Sharitha — neither of whom was ever charged in connection with the murder — investigators long suspected the killing was gang-related.

— Lynsey Eidell, PEOPLE, 1 Sep. 2026
Two subjects—Nauman and Babcock—and, therefore, two separate states of attention are implicated by each video, with varying levels of concentration and distraction in play.

— Jeffrey Weiss, Artforum, 1 Sep. 2026

Definition of implicate

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And the Florida Legislature passed a 2018 law that required the county to sue landowners to prove customary use.

— Debbie Elliott, NPR, 4 Sep. 2026
Consumers and independent repair shops can’t sue a manufacturer themselves for violating the right-to-repair law.

— Tiffani Jackson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of sue

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The administration has pressured states to run their voter rolls through an error-prone database to find noncitizen voters and even threatened to prosecute election officials for knowingly allowing noncitizens to cast ballots.

— Caleb Groves, AJC.com, 2 Sep. 2026
Fenech was the last of a half-dozen people charged in the plot to be prosecuted.

— Kevin Schembri Orland, Los Angeles Times, 2 Sep. 2026

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