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

His wife later reportedly received a letter from World Vision informing her that his donation helped restore the vision of two people. — Bonny Chu, FOXNews.com, 17 Aug. 2026 Manson’s death was met with strong reactions from the family members of his victims, who were contacted by prison officials informing them of the mass murderer’s passing. — Lynsey Eidell, PEOPLE, 15 Aug. 2026 Much of the information employers consider originates outside the organization and may pass through several sources or intermediaries before informing an employment decision. — Alonzo Martinez, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026 The findings from these types of exercises are important for informing where an organization could improve. — Matthew Kayser, USA Today, 7 Aug. 2026 Late last month, the state sent out letters to 12 local law enforcement agencies with 287(g) agreements informing them that these deals now violate state law and must be terminated. — New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 5 Aug. 2026 That spike serves as an electronic equivalent of a pain signal, informing the system that an injury, as opposed to an ordinary touch, has occurred. — New Atlas, 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

Recent Examples of Synonyms for informing

Noun

This includes a blood pressure check, similar to Apple’s Hypertension notifications, as well as monitoring for insulin resistance.

— Andrew Gebhart, PC Magazine, 15 Aug. 2026
The Sun Sentinel received a notification from Google on July 29 that a report had been filed accusing the newspaper of copyright infringement.

— Susannah Bryan, Sun Sentinel, 15 Aug. 2026

Definition of notification

Noun

The latest indictment, which the district attorney said was returned July 20, adds the lying in wait circumstance to the previous murder charges.

— Liza Esquibias, USA Today, 12 Aug. 2026
Not by the accusations, but that her habit of lying had seemingly caught up with her.

— Cheyenne Roundtree, Rolling Stone, 11 Aug. 2026

Definition of lying

Verb

Two economists talking Acemoglu points to his relationship with his former colleague and fellow star economist, Stanford’s Erik Brynjolffson, as a model for how the AI debate could go.

— Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 15 Aug. 2026
But how much eye contact is the appropriate amount when talking or listening to another person?

— Terry Ward, CNN Money, 15 Aug. 2026

Definition of talking

Verb

Florian Maurice, the former Rennes technical director, is telling a story about Jeremy Jacquet and how the Frenchman was destined for the top.

— Gregg Evans, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2026
Or, at least, for the first time since the start of the war, some analysts on Wall Street might at least be willing to consider that the administration may be telling the truth about the state of the oil market.

— David Goldman, CNN Money, 17 Aug. 2026

Definition of telling

Noun

But at Disneyland on Friday, vacationers in matching T-shirts, toddlers in princess dresses and mouse-eared parents pushing strollers made their way through security checkpoints giving little attention to signs posted nearby notifying guests of the theme park’s new facial recognition policy.

— Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 28 Apr. 2026
However, in the immediate aftermath of a spouse’s death, priorities should be limited to the essentials, Cox said — such as ensuring access to cash, notifying institutions, paying ongoing bills and claiming benefits (from, say, life insurance).

— Sarah Agostino, CNBC, 14 Mar. 2026

Definition of notifying

Noun

According to Hon Weng Chong, Cortical Labs founder and CEO, some potential applications include drug discovery, humanoid robotics, cybersecurity and fraud detection.

— Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 21 Aug. 2026
In March 2025, the EPA terminated roughly $20 billion in Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund grants, with EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin alleging programmatic fraud and abuse.

— Bloomberg, Mercury News, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of fraud

Verb

The councilmember then called out Bass for working with a communications consultant who was simultaneously advising her and Lineage, the company whose warehouse burned in Boyle Heights in June.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 20 Aug. 2026
Crossing guards are advising students on e-bikes who were unaware of the new rule to check in at the office.

— Michele Gile, CBS News, 18 Aug. 2026

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