INFORMS Synonyms: 60 Similar and Opposite Words

informs

verb

present tense third-person singular of inform

as in talks

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 tells

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 informs That positioning informs the accompanying campaign, filmed in Miami by director Bardia Zeinali, photographed by Stuart Winecoff and styled by Carlyne Cerf de Dudzeele. — Thomas Waller, Footwear News, 22 July 2026 Moving on to the housekeeping items, the organizer informs us of the presence of a documentary film crew on the grounds. — Nick H. Penniman, Rolling Stone, 15 July 2026 In a brief filing, Google’s legal team informs the court that Google is prepared to begin distributing third-party app stores in Google Play on July 22. — Ryan Whitwam, ArsTechnica, 15 July 2026 Fun and games A childlike wonder informs many of the rooms too. — Annabelle Dufraigne, Architectural Digest, 14 July 2026 That same blurring of artifice and sincerity informs their debut full-length, TOY COLLAGES. — Cassidy Sollazzo, Pitchfork, 13 July 2026 Trump views it in zero-sum terms, as a thing the strong seize from the weak—a view that informs his constant desire to steal natural resources from smaller countries. — Jonathan Chait, The Atlantic, 8 July 2026 This was my strategy throughout the book and informs my citational practices as well. — Tim Brinkhof, JSTOR Daily, 8 July 2026 An example of this is sharing research data that informs a key business decision. — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026

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That history still colors how the company talks, less like a supplement label and more like a couple of people who have been through it.

— Daniel Fusch, USA Today, 17 July 2026
Speaking from beyond the grave, Andy Warhol talks with Jasper Dean about the latter’s love for Beat poets and Cameron Winter.

— Cassidy Sollazzo, Pitchfork, 13 July 2026

Definition of talks

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The historical data tells us that workplace promotions and outcomes have not been evenly distributed.

— Doug Melville, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026
Etched onto each of the bands is a series of letters and numbers that, if it’s captured again, tells the next researcher where this bird has been.

— Mack Baysinger Follow, Los Angeles Times, 22 July 2026

Definition of tells

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Soprano Michelle Allie Drever sings the title role, while tenor Maxwell Ary is Ruggero, the object of her conflicted affections.

— Randy McMullen, Mercury News, 16 July 2026
Snow sings about getting her princess groove back, butts heads with her Evil Queen stepmother (a campy Gal Gadot) and gets a little help from her short new friends.

— Brian Truitt, USA Today, 10 July 2026

Definition of sings

Verb

Erez picks it up, stares through the crosshairs, as a voice on the phone instructs them how to aim and shoot.

— Marisa Fox, Rolling Stone, 16 July 2026
Diranersen is what’s called an antisense oligonucleotide that doesn't attack tau buildup but instead instructs a tau-producing gene to produce less.

— ABC News, ABC News, 14 July 2026