INFORMING Synonyms: 133 Similar and Opposite Words

informing 1 of 2

noun

as in notification

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as in lying

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informing

2 of 2

verb

present participle of inform

as in talking

to give information (as to the authorities) about another's improper or unlawful activities the police only caught the mastermind of the burglary because his disgruntled partner informed

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as in telling

to give information to chose teaching as a career because it affords the opportunity to inform a whole generation of young minds

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Recent Examples of informing

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

Verb

The White House press office sent letters to the news organizations on September 22, informing them of the reasons and their ability to contest the action, but that was four days after the ban was implemented. — Ted Johnson, Deadline, 13 Oct. 2026 Even her good friend Gizelle knew, and chose to gossip with Ashley instead of privately informing Tia off camera. — Shamira Ibrahim, Vulture, 12 Oct. 2026 For spring 2027, the 15-year-old brand was inspired by the sea, informing bright pastel color palette and distinctive textured sequin embroideries. — Alex Wynne, Footwear News, 12 Oct. 2026 The department will also formalize its practice of informing state officials when an officer retires while disciplinary charges are still pending, in order to prevent them from being hired at another policing agency. — ABC News, 12 Oct. 2026 Dozens of lobbyists and strategists also received letters informing them that the agency had spied on them as part of its years-long investigation. — Lia Russell, Sacbee.com, 7 Oct. 2026 Then, adding to their stress, a letter informing them of the scheduled Brigham nurses' strike. — Juli McDonald, CBS News, 7 Oct. 2026 Maxwell recalled that the voicemail greeting at the time was just a recording informing the caller that the number did not take messages. — Max Saltman, CNN Money, 6 Oct. 2026 There’s a slapstick nature to that place where there’s just stuff, and all the stuff is informing this great desire to just try things. — Christine Werthman, Billboard, 5 Oct. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for informing

Noun

The rollout includes Genmoji, notification summaries, Writing Tools, and the Clean Up photo-editing tool.

— Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 15 Oct. 2026
Police dispatchers are allowed to monitor ALPR notifications to notify officers.

— Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of notification

Verb

That level of pure confidence while talking to the person with cold, hard footage is what makes Lisa Barlow the perfect Real Housewife.

— Tom Smyth, Vulture, 15 Oct. 2026
There are so many more interesting things than listening to a bunch of Flock employees talking on a wireless microphone with radio.

— Nilay Patel, The Verge, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of talking

Verb

In July, Indiana Fever guard Sophie Cunningham brought the debate to the WNBA, telling ESPN trans women shouldn’t be allowed to play in the league.

— CT Jones, Rolling Stone, 10 Oct. 2026
Firms in Riyadh were telling their employees to work from home tomorrow, and people have been spooked for weeks.

— Mohammed Sergie, semafor.com, 10 Oct. 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

Noun

That changed after the 2020 presidential election, when secretaries of state in places such as Arizona, Georgia and Michigan were thrust into battles over election results, certification and false claims of widespread fraud.

— Thom Reilly, The Conversation, 16 Oct. 2026
As Vanity Fair reported at the time, the article led to an all-hands meeting at The Times where some staffers questioned the choice to run a soft profile on a woman who had been convicted of fraud and was about to head to prison.

— Rebecca Ford, Vanity Fair, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of fraud

Verb

The indictment alleges that both men oversaw the dogs, with Stinson advising his son on their proper care.

— Adam Thompson, CBS News, 15 Oct. 2026
Barker recalled giving a mutual guy friend some dating advice about just having fun and hooking up with women, advising him to think of dating as a sport, while trying to not get too emotionally invested.

— Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 14 Oct. 2026