informs

VERB

communicate knowledge, information

Synonyms

STRONGEST

advise apprise brief caution educate instruct notify tell update warn

STRONG

acquaint betray blab clue edify endow endue enlighten familiarize forewarn illuminate inspire invest leak level post relate snitch squeal tattle teach tip tout

WEAK

fill in give a pointer give a tip give away give two cents let in on let know make conversant with send word show the ropes tell on wise

Antonyms

STRONGEST

hide learn

STRONG

be quiet conceal deceive keep secret mislead obscure withhold

WEAK

secret

Example Sentences

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informs

It informs why he thinks he survived being shot five times point-blank: “I believe god saved me,” he said.

From Slate ● Aug. 20, 2026

Despite the conditions, Painter informs us that Hodgkinson, perhaps motivated by that unexpected defeat, has outperformed all expectations.

From BBC ● Aug. 10, 2026

Many interesting facts are dispensed in passing: During the summer in Texas, Mr. Smil informs us, an 800-square-foot swimming pool will lose about 185 gallons of water a day to evaporation.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 13, 2026

This partly informs the team’s forecast for Fed policy through 2027.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 13, 2026

“It will be very costly,” he informs us.

From "First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers" by Loung Ung