INFORMS (AGAINST) Synonyms: 53 Similar and Opposite Words

informs (against)

verb

present tense third-person singular of inform (against)

as in inculpates

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Analysts blame the falloff on Converse’s inability to innovate and its overreliance on the Chuck Taylor model, Fortune’s Phil Wahba reports.

— Jim Edwards, Fortune, 20 Oct. 2026
Scheibenbogen reports that the kids who cut out social media entirely showed modest increases in mental well-being that started wearing off five weeks later.

— Allison Parshall, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2026

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Hur’s film stops short of naming a culprit, and its critics argue that the open ending implicates Park or his government.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 21 Oct. 2026
Homicide detective Sofia Karppi returns to work after the death of her husband and is immediately thrown into the middle of a perplexing murder case that implicates a massive clean energy company.

— K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 29 Sep. 2026

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But none of that martial-arts mayhem is as compelling as the battle being waged behind the scenes as director Kitao Sakurai tries to insert his irreverent, ironic approach into a property resistant to that kind of impish goofing around.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2026
In the Strait of Hormuz, at least nine tankers and cargo ships have come under attack since Sunday as Iran tries to choke off oil exports through the waterway.

— Spencer Kimball, CNBC, 16 Oct. 2026

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That tension was the start point for Second Nature, a theme that frames denim as a living material that changes, evolves and gains character through time, touch and wear.

— Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 16 Oct. 2026
Schacter frames adolescence as a period when peer relationships carry outsized emotional weight, and when exclusion or conflict with a close friend can feel more significant than the same event at any other age.

— Ashley Lynch, Charlotte Observer, 15 Oct. 2026

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