Synonyms of informing

informing 1 of 2

noun

1

as in notification

Related Words

• notification
• notifying
• apprising
• predicting
• prediction
• forecasting
• prophecy
• recommendation
• tip-off
• advice
• premonition
• foretelling
• warning
• prophesying
• guidance
• tip
• suggestion
• prognosticating
• presaging
• forewarning
• auguring
• alert
• augury
• counsel
• heads-up
• announcement
• admonition
• declaration
• admonishment
• alarm
• notice
• caution

2

as in lying

Related Words

• lying
• fraud
• trickery
• deception
• snitching
• duplicity
• talebearing
• deceit
• double-dealing
• guile
• abandonment
• desertion
• two-facedness
• betrayal
• treachery
• disloyalty
• double cross
• treason
• perfidy
• backstabbing
• sellout
• faithlessness
• falsity
• business
• infidelity
• unfaithfulness
• falseness
• two-timing

Dissimilar Words

• loyalty
• allegiance
• devotion
• fidelity
• faithfulness
• steadfastness
• reliability
• fealty
• trustworthiness
• protection
• defense
• dependability
• safeguard
• staunchness
• shield

informing

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verb

present participle of inform

1

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• talking
• snitching
• betraying
• telling (on)
• squeaking
• singing
• squealing
• splitting (on)
• finking
• grassing (on)
• ratting (on)
• dropping a dime (on)
• selling (out)
• turning in
• crossing
• giving away
• blabbing
• tattling
• backstabbing
• double-crossing
• tipping (off)
• two-timing

2

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• telling
• advising
• instructing
• educating
• briefing
• teaching
• apprising
• notifying
• acquainting
• alerting
• familiarizing
• enlightening
• clearing
• filling in
• catching up
• versing
• assuring
• hipping
• convincing
• letting someone know
• keeping (someone) posted
• advertising
• reassuring
• lecturing
• clueing (in)
• wising (up)
• disclosing (to)
• announcing (to)
• certifying
• warranting
• schooling
• tutoring
• disabusing
• disillusioning
• disenchanting
• undeceiving

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• misleading
• misinforming

Example Sentences

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

Buc-ee's claimed that the unauthorized use of its trademarks, including a smiling animal mascot, were benefitting the Missouri convenience store at Buc-ee's expense, while falsely informing consumers that the two businesses are related. — Gabe Hauari, USA Today, 4 Aug. 2026

Yet on July 22, as federal firefighters were on high alert as dozens of wildfires were spreading across multiple states, Schulz sent an email to Forest Service staff informing them that the reorganization would begin that week. — Chiara Eisner, NPR, 3 Aug. 2026

Secretary of State Scott Schwab, a defendant in the lawsuit, asked the Kansas Court of Appeals to quickly review Folsom’s injunction, saying ballots for the August primary had already gone out informing voters there was no grace period. — Cuyler Dunn, Kansas City Star, 31 July 2026

This is why stem cells are a new paradigm in medicine, which in turn is informing regenerative skincare. — Celia Shatzman, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026

Guterres sent letters to regional groups at the United Nations earlier this month informing them of his intention to reappoint Türk. — ABC News, 24 July 2026

On Friday, Qualcomm sent a letter to customers informing them of price hikes, according to a copy of the document seen by Bloomberg News. — Noelle Harff, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 July 2026

Thousands of years of collective human knowledge are folded neatly into the smartphone in your pocket thanks to its connection to the internet, informing your ideas, decisions and actions. — Michael Muthukrishna, Fortune, 23 July 2026

Page’s character Sinon is the soldier tasked with informing the Trojans that the Trojan Horse is a gift from the Greeks, imploring them to drag the giant statue into the city with Odysseus, Menelaus (Jon Bernthal) and more soldiers inside. — Tommy McArdle, PEOPLE, 17 July 2026