Synonyms of notify

notify

verb

as in to inform

to tell (someone) officially about something

She notified the police about the accident.

Customers were notified of the changes in the company.

I was notified that I did not get the job.

Related Words

• inform
• advise
• apprise
• announce
• advertise
• proclaim
• publish
• publicize
• declare
• promulgate
• call (off or out)
• post
• hand down
• herald
• broadcast
• cry
• bulletin
• give out
• bark
• enunciate
• annunciate
• sound
• blare
• disclose
• flash
• release
• blaze
• feature
• disseminate
• toll
• placard
• ring
• trumpet
• promote
• report
• reveal
• bill
• divulge
• gazette
• blazon
• knell
• communicate
• manifest
• plug
• billboard
• impart
• introduce
• show
• puff
• blurb
• spread
• kithe
• intimate
• pitch

Dissimilar Words

• withhold
• conceal
• suppress
• recall
• silence
• revoke
• hush (up)
• retract
• recant

Synonym Chooser

How does the verb notify differ from other similar words?

Some common synonyms of notify are acquaint, apprise, and inform. While all these words mean "to make one aware of something," notify implies sending notice of something requiring attention or demanding action.

notified the witness when to appear

When can acquaint be used instead of notify?

Although the words acquaint and notify have much in common, acquaint lays stress on introducing to or familiarizing with.

acquaint yourself with the keyboard

When might apprise be a better fit than notify?

In some situations, the words apprise and notify are roughly equivalent. However, apprise implies communicating something of special interest or importance.

keep us apprised of the situation

When could inform be used to replace notify?

While in some cases nearly identical to notify, inform implies the imparting of knowledge especially of facts or occurrences.

informed us of the crisis

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of notify

Disneyland employees have been notified of the upcoming one-day event at the Goodwill bulk sale store located about 15 minutes from the parks. —Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 16 Sep. 2025

Replacements or updates for affected vehicles will be done free of charge, with customers covered by the recall expected to be notified by mid-November, according to Toyota. —Fernando Cervantes Jr, USA Today, 16 Sep. 2025

The Tarrant County Medical Examiner’s Office will identify the person who died after their next of kin has been notified. —Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 Sep. 2025

Bloomfield had already tried two times to withdraw Miller and Keith’s plumbing claim against Citizens, filing motions to voluntarily dismiss the lawsuit and notifying the court of the withdrawal of her clients claim. —Mario Ariza, ProPublica, 15 Sep. 2025