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

The pound also drew support at the start of the Iran conflict in April on outsized market expectations for a monetary policy response to inflation fears from the Bank of England, Jane Foley, senior FX strategist at Rabobank, told CNBC. — Jenni Reid, CNBC, 9 Sep. 2026

As an aside, imagine the outcry there would be from Leclerc fans if Ferrari had told him to back up Hamilton. — Alex Kalinauckas, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026

Weeks later, the mother of three told the Statesman that she’s left with many questions — and no answers — after her eldest child was shot and killed by the trooper, who has not been identified. — Alex Brizee, Idaho Statesman, 8 Sep. 2026

Illinois is now tied with New Jersey for the highest property taxes in the nation, and raising commercial fair market values by hundreds of millions of dollars in a single year has told companies this is not a stable place to do business. — Chicago Tribune, 8 Sep. 2026

What do victims’ families want students to be told about the dead? — Jennifer Peltz, Fortune, 8 Sep. 2026

Her parents have been told to prepare for the worst, according to reports. — Chas Newkey-Burden, TheWeek, 2 Sep. 2026

Clancy’s attorney, Kevin Reddington, told reporters, per NBC, that his client now had enough letters from supporters to fill three banker’s boxes. — Liam Quinn, PEOPLE, 1 Sep. 2026

He was told that with a wildfire, the only contaminants are soot, ash and char. — Steve Lopez, Los Angeles Times, 1 Sep. 2026

Phrases Containing told

• all told