Synonyms of informing

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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

Verb

Corporate officials reached out to Murrell later that day and apologized to her, informing her that the driver was no longer working for FedEx. — Ben Wheeler, Kansas City Star, 17 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

As part of Musk’s plan to rebuild the company, xAI was seeking to slash up to 30 percent of its workforce in March, and that led to employees being fired without anyone informing them, according to Bloomberg. — Frank Landymore, Futurism, 16 July 2026

The written warning, which Conklin shared with the Statesman, said the employee violated the Code of Conduct by not informing the patient’s surgeon of the request for a second opinion and plan to provide a referral. — Nicole Blanchard, Idaho Statesman, 16 July 2026

While wealthier Americans inheriting businesses align with the economic trends of wealth concentration and longer maturity of private firms, Parker noted other factors could be informing this pattern. — Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 15 July 2026

Financing On Saturday, the NFL sent a memo to the other 31 teams informing their leadership about the deal. — Eben Novy-Williams, Sportico.com, 14 July 2026

That was despite StubHub being aware that the tickets wouldn’t be delivered for over a month before informing the individual, according to an arbitration award reviewed by Bloomberg. — Bloomberg, Mercury News, 14 July 2026

The Video Should Move People To Action A good corporate video is not just about informing people. — Tavares Beverly, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026