TELLS (ON) Synonyms: 86 Similar and Opposite Words

tells (on)

verb

present tense third-person singular of tell (on)

as in influences

to act upon (a person or a person's feelings) so as to cause a response the pressure of final exams is beginning to tell on the students in the dorm

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as in talks

to give information (as to the authorities) about another's improper or unlawful activities detectives convinced the perpetrators in custody to tell on their associates

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Reliability also influences the obligations that an AI system must perform following the production of an answer.

— Ethan Stone, Sacbee.com, 22 Oct. 2026
Feel aside, a mattress also influences the look and proportions of your bedroom.

— Nashia Baker, Architectural Digest, 21 Oct. 2026

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Rabies is a viral disease that affects the nervous system and can be fatal in humans if treatment is not received before symptoms develop.

— Daniel Hunt, Sacbee.com, 3 Nov. 2026
As a carbohydrate, squash—both acorn and spaghetti—affects blood sugar levels, but the effect depends on portion size, what else is in the meal, and your individual glucose response.

— Amy Brownstein, Verywell Health, 2 Nov. 2026

Definition of affects

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His tenacity impresses Sporting KC’s coaching staff, as well as his teammates.

— Daniel Sperry, Kansas City Star, 29 Oct. 2026
Gunna somehow returns one of Gauff’s blistering serves into the net to kick off the clip, which impresses the 22-year-old tennis star.

— Michael Saponara, Billboard, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of impresses

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Patients with a neurodegenerative disease, such as amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS, or Lou Gehrig’s disease), can preserve a library of vocal recordings before their condition progresses and impacts their speech.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 6 Nov. 2026
Mn solids enhance capacity This innovative way of increasing the amount of active manganese helped reduce the common-ion effect that impacts sulfuric acid electrolytes, limiting their solubility.

— Muskan Bhatia, Interesting Engineering, 5 Nov. 2026

Definition of impacts

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War touches those of us who’ve gone off to war, and our families, too, in many different ways.

— Ron Farina, Hartford Courant, 1 Nov. 2026
Heather Honey, a senior counselor to Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin, has a portfolio that touches on almost everything the administration does on elections.

— Doug Bock Clark, ProPublica, 28 Oct. 2026

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