Synonyms of told

told 1 of 2

adjective

as in said

Related Words

• said
• stated
• sounded
• voiced
• pronounced
• given
• articulated
• verbalized
• spoken
• consensual
• unwritten
• informal
• word-of-mouth
• implicit
• oral
• verbal
• nuncupative
• viva voce

Dissimilar Words

• written
• explicit
• paper
• formal

told

2 of 2

verb

past tense of tell

1

as in described

to give an oral or written account of in some detail

they told the story of how they had met

Synonyms & Similar Words

• described
• recounted
• chronicled
• reported
• narrated
• related
• recited
• stated
• set forth
• depicted
• detailed
• charted
• rehearsed
• revealed
• voiced
• uttered
• disclosed
• gave
• delivered
• exposed
• divulged
• enumerated
• expressed
• itemized
• sketched
• bared
• rendered
• reeled off
• delineated
• let on (about)
• particularized

2

as in talked

to express (a thought or emotion) in words

just tell us what is in your heart

Synonyms & Similar Words

• said
• talked
• spoke
• uttered
• discussed
• stated
• shared
• announced
• shouted
• articulated
• gave
• published
• verbalized
• posted
• passed
• brought out
• enunciated
• voiced
• whispered
• looked
• put
• affirmed
• proclaimed
• vocalized
• declared
• blurted
• put into words
• sounded
• aired
• asserted
• commented
• advertised
• remarked
• alleged
• promulgated
• ventilated
• publicized
• averred
• murmured
• broadcast
• vented
• gasped
• breathed
• got off
• drawled
• phrased
• bolted
• chirped
• blabbered
• formulated
• worded
• avowed
• purred
• blazed
• couched
• mouthed
• clothed
• snarled
• shot
• spouted
• spluttered
• avouched
• ripped (out)
• lipped
• formulized
• piped up (with)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• suppressed
• stifled

3

as in counted

to find the sum of (a collection of things) by noting each one as it is being added

who can tell the number of grains of sand in the world?

Synonyms & Similar Words

• counted
• computed
• checked
• calculated
• enumerated
• numbered
• added (up)
• recounted
• tabulated
• totaled
• marked
• tallied
• reckoned
• tabled
• ticked (off)

4

as in informed

to give information to

tell me, when did you begin playing the violin?

Synonyms & Similar Words

• informed
• advised
• instructed
• briefed
• taught
• notified
• alerted
• acquainted
• apprised
• educated
• cleared
• enlightened
• versed
• convinced
• familiarized
• filled in
• caught up
• assured
• reassured
• lectured
• clued (in)
• let someone know
• advertised
• hipped
• kept (someone) posted
• announced (to)
• wised (up)
• disclosed (to)
• certified
• schooled
• warranted
• tutored
• disillusioned
• disenchanted
• disabused
• undeceived

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• misled
• misinformed

5

as in instructed

to issue orders to (someone) by right of authority

told us to sit still and wait

Synonyms & Similar Words

• instructed
• ordered
• asked
• commanded
• advised
• begged
• warned
• directed
• enjoined
• requested
• charged
• appointed
• adjured
• bade
• petitioned
• required
• compelled
• forced
• bossed (around)
• authorized
• assigned
• beseeched
• commissioned
• entreated
• obliged
• led
• counseled
• supervised
• managed
• constrained
• conducted
• controlled
• coerced
• superintended
• oversaw

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• observed
• followed
• kept
• obeyed
• minded
• complied (with)

6

as in revealed

to make known (as information previously kept secret)

I won't tell your secret to anyone

Synonyms & Similar Words

• revealed
• disclosed
• discovered
• uncovered
• announced
• exposed
• shared
• divulged
• spilled
• brought to light
• unveiled
• confided
• bared
• let on (about)
• unmasked
• leaked
• published
• went public (with)
• proclaimed
• informed
• acknowledged
• confessed
• let the cat out of the bag (about)
• posted
• unbosomed
• spilled the beans (about)
• declared
• advertised
• admitted
• talked
• uncloaked
• promulgated
• debunked
• blabbed
• communicated
• unearthed
• owned
• conceded
• publicized
• betrayed
• imparted
• showed up
• brought out
• broadcast
• related
• sounded
• placarded
• squealed
• unclothed
• gave away
• blazed
• undraped
• avowed
• disinterred
• smoked out
• raked up

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• covered (up)
• hid
• concealed
• masked
• veiled
• disguised
• cloaked
• shrouded
• camouflaged
• enshrouded
• whitewashed
• varnished
• obscured
• overshadowed
• glossed (over)
• gilded
• eclipsed
• shaded
• clouded
• darkened
• overcast
• beclouded
• bedimmed
• befogged

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of told

Verb

Yet several scientists told KFF Health News that the specimens most likely were indeed for use in developing mpox diagnostic tests. — CNN Money, 22 July 2026

So good, Mancilla told The Star during a recent interview, that customers aren’t always able to find parking — granted, the lot is relatively small. — Jenna Thompson, Kansas City Star, 22 July 2026

But beyond those dates, bookings for June 10 through July 19 totaled 430K nights, roughly flat compared to last year, suggesting no real uplift on those days, Linda Rollins, an AirDNA research analyst told the Miami Herald. — Vinod Sreeharsha, Miami Herald, 22 July 2026

The issue with holding a World Cup across North America in summer, we were told for several years, was the climate. — Michael Cox, New York Times, 22 July 2026

Wu told reporters Monday that the city already provides updates on street safety and transportation infrastructure projects on the city website, but stopped short of saying the ordinance proposed by the two councilors wasn’t necessary. — Gayla Cawley, Boston Herald, 22 July 2026

The bridge was scheduled to open to traffic next Monday, and American and Canadian officials were expected to attend a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Friday, Windsor Mayor Drew Dilkens previously told local media, according to Reuters. — Bonny Chu, FOXNews.com, 22 July 2026

On Tuesday after the meeting, Krause told the Star-Telegram that his office is committed to getting answers about the four deaths that took place since the June meeting. — Mary Ella Hastings, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 July 2026

Former Boise Airport Director Rebecca Hupp previously told the Statesman that getting the nonstop service to Hawaii was a key priority for the airport. — Shannon Tyler, Idaho Statesman, 14 July 2026

Phrases Containing told

• all told