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 Senate sergeant at arms also issued a notice to congressional staff informing them of the investigation. — CBS News, 3 Nov. 2026 In an interview, Freja Day, the brand’s chief executive officer, said menswear has been part of Soeur’s creative language since the beginning, informing its approach to clothing and silhouette. — Tianwei Zhang, Footwear News, 2 Nov. 2026 With Wright disqualified, Tamarac’s city website is informing voters that the election is off and Gelin is the winner. — Rafael Olmeda, Sun Sentinel, 30 Oct. 2026 Another complainant, Rosana Vaccon, said she was isolated from her family and never received letters from her mother informing her of her father’s serious illness. — ABC News, 29 Oct. 2026 Razo finally received an email informing him he was being promoted to head coach after 18 years serving as an assistant. — Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 28 Oct. 2026 While generative AI creates content, agentic AI can execute tasks and pursue objectives, moving AI from informing work to increasingly performing it. — Jo Debecker, Forbes.com, 26 Oct. 2026 This reporting was crucial not just for informing the public, but also in terms of affecting political resistance to the genocide. — Literary Hub, 22 Oct. 2026 The mass sampling and real-time information gathering on prediction markets can extend their utility to informing business decisions, according to Zitzewitz. — Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 19 Oct. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for informing

Noun

Features like Catch me up (notification summaries) and Pay Attention (meeting notes) are still supported, but the company appears to have dropped the Moto AI branding.

— Ryan Whitwam, ArsTechnica, 5 Nov. 2026
The parent notification policy is tied up in litigation, and advocates have filed a challenge to the library book policy with the state Education Department.

— Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2026

Definition of notification

Noun

It has been defined in slightly different ways over the years, but some of the traits commonly associated with psychopathy include pathological lying, extreme narcissism, shallow affect, impulsivity and lack of empathy and remorse.

— David DeMatteo, The Conversation, 20 Oct. 2026
Blatant, in-your-face lying, cheating and stealing is the norm.

— Voice of the People, New York Daily News, 16 Sep. 2026

Definition of lying

Verb

Democrats are talking more cautiously now, and the party is rooting them on from DC.

— David Weigel, semafor.com, 6 Nov. 2026
Her intentions were made clear in exchanges on social media with Bowden, who harshly criticized Honeycutt for crossing party lines, particularly for talking with Ocasio-Cortez.

— Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 5 Nov. 2026

Definition of talking

Noun

Justice Department policy did not then require notifying courts if a phone is used by a member of Congress, but has since been changed include such a mandate.

— Devlin Barrett and Charlie Savage, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2026
The officers initiated a pursuit, notifying dispatch and other officers, police said.

— Christina Hall, Freep.com, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of notifying

Noun

Surveys show that both Democrats and Republicans believe that sizable proportions of the other side favor wrongful imprisonment, tax fraud, embezzlement, adultery, animal abuse, and child pornography.

— Paul Bloom, New Yorker, 6 Nov. 2026
None of these behaviors automatically indicates fraud or higher risk.

— Artem Lalaiants, Forbes.com, 6 Nov. 2026

Definition of fraud

Verb

The ancient Celtic poem advising not to hurry through grief continues to bring comfort.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 6 Nov. 2026
Park officials have informed the local communities in and around the affected area about the outbreak, advising people not to touch or consume any animals found dead and instead report them to authorities, Parker said.

— Morgan Winsor, ABC News, 5 Nov. 2026