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 Parks and Recreation Director Carl Williams noted that observing the physical impact of the king tides firsthand informs smarter municipal design. — Joan Murray, CBS News, 28 Oct. 2026 The statement doesn’t amount to an endorsement, a spokesperson for Caruso said, but instead simply informs people for whom Caruso planned to vote. — Noah Goldberg, Los Angeles Times, 26 Oct. 2026 When the Lebanese Civil War ended in 1990, a wall text informs, militias sold off weapons, many of which found their way to the Balkans; the Yugoslav Wars, then, were fought partly with Lebanese arms. — Emily Watlington, ARTnews.com, 25 Oct. 2026 Census data informs every aspect of our nation’s public health system. — Julie Morita, Time, 25 Oct. 2026 That sense of individuality also informs REM’s scarcity strategy. — Tianwei Zhang, Footwear News, 25 Oct. 2026 However, the mythology and history established in this high-fantasy informs almost every fan theory about the SJM universe as a whole. — Anna Moeslein, Glamour, 24 Oct. 2026 Alan informs Victor that being a sore loser is not a good look. — Alice Burton, Vulture, 23 Oct. 2026 Agarwal believes his career experience informs his approach to pursuing that model. — Miami Herald, 22 Oct. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for informs

Verb

Moore still talks to Petersen somewhat regularly, such as during the offseason and before the Apple Cup game against Washington earlier this season — Moore’s Cougars lost 24-10.

— Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 23 Oct. 2026
Publicly, Pacific Fusion talks mostly about its future ability to supply electricity, a promise the fusion industry has made for years.

— Sarah Scoles, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of talks

Verb

To take such a thing seriously in this age of nihilism and disenchantment betrays a person as potentially unserious, someone committed to abstraction, to feeling over logic and material reality.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 15 Oct. 2026
But the production here betrays its economy, and the direction, by Garth Davis and Laure de Clermont-Tonnerre, remains earthbound, held down by mournful strings and devoid of color.

— Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of betrays

Verb

The stars of the show are the thousands of bulbs that pulse to music and a clown that sings along to songs.

— Patrick Connolly, The Orlando Sentinel, 22 Oct. 2026
Back in September, Muna announced that McPherson, who plays guitar, synths, and sings in the band, would need to miss several tour dates to look after their mother, Harriet, who was in the terminal stages of a cancer battle.

— Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of sings

Verb

The jury is expected to begin deliberating on Tuesday morning, after Tinkler Mendez instructs them on the law.

— Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 19 Oct. 2026
Its facilitator handbook encourages children to share their pronouns and instructs adults to use gender-neutral language.

— Dan Zaksheske OutKick, FOXNews.com, 15 Oct. 2026