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 In addition to scaring the bejesus out of Hamlet and demanding blood, the ghost informs the audience exactly how the murder occurred. — Literary Hub, 13 Oct. 2026 The facility lacks a verifiable method that informs food employees of their responsibility to report their health status in regards to illnesses that can spread through food. — Arkansas Online, 12 Oct. 2026 In one scene, the worker’s wife informs their children that their Netflix subscription will have to be cancelled, as part of the family’s belt-tightening. — E. Tammy Kim, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2026 Content creators latch onto specific sticky moments, and the context created by the atmosphere informs coverage, especially for journalists covering the runways with a wider cultural lens. — Joan Kennedy, Vogue, 12 Oct. 2026 Somewhat heavily expository dialogue informs us that Yue, formerly a fashion director in Beijing, has recently returned with Moon to the family apartment in the city of Hangzhou in southeast China. — Guy Lodge, Variety, 11 Oct. 2026 The Food and Drug Administration flagged a potential safety signal after four deaths were reported among patients with treatment-resistant schizophrenia who received investigational evenamide in clinical trials, MedPage Today informs us. — Ed Silverman, STAT, 9 Oct. 2026 Livia’s unease informs her skepticism of politics; in linking the two, Kingsolver conflates class and culture, using the former as an excuse for what really just seems to be Livia’s constitutional conservatism. — Sam Worley, Vulture, 5 Oct. 2026 Florida’s widespread data collection, permissive statutes related to data retention and sharing, and lack of preemptive safeguards and oversight informs a much broader conversation about surveillance, privacy and government accountability. — Abigail Hall, The Conversation, 5 Oct. 2026

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Verb

In his weekly short meetings with the media, Dobbins still talks fast, brings energy, says something funny.

— Troy Renck, Denver Post, 10 Oct. 2026
Correspondent Faith Salie talks with #1 draft pick Kelsie Whitmore; catcher Maggie Foxx; commissioner Justine Siegal; and CEO Keith Stein about what the new league means for women and sports.

— David Morgan, CBS News, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of talks

Verb

Based on Aira Bonfim’s in-depth research, the short film tells the story of Dona Carlota Rezende, the coach of the pioneering female football team Primavera Atlético Clube, in the 1940s.

— Rafa Sales Ross, Variety, 12 Oct. 2026
Tasca tells Robb Report that the original developmental vines were obtained through a nursery that sold them only for trial purposes, but then the experiment became part of a larger initiative.

— Mike DeSimone, Robb Report, 11 Oct. 2026

Definition of tells

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

Inside, Kaylee is eager to prove herself by really learning laundry and nailing it; Fraser advises her to come up with a system and stick to it.

— Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 13 Oct. 2026
This summer, Kennedy’s health department appointed doctors with financial stakes in the peptide industry to a panel that advises the FDA.

— CNN Money, CNN Money, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of advises

Verb

When Waits sings about the woman’s raincoat and suitcase, Duke answers with a twinkling tumble of notes.

— Al Shipley, SPIN, 9 Oct. 2026
That’s likely because Sivan often sings in italics, not bold, allowing his voice to add to the production without overpowering it.

— Steven J. Horowitz, Variety, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of sings

Verb

Once identified, the AI then instructs the robot’s grippers to grab the item from the waste stream, ready for processing.

— Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 10 Oct. 2026
David instructs Johnny to find out what Taylor & Byrne know about Flora Monroe, discreetly.

— Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 9 Oct. 2026