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

"Even when there is an accident or mechanical fault, the water guard quickly informs the control room and a rescue boat is deployed in record time," he said.

From BBC ● Jul. 20, 2026

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

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 13, 2026

Similar thinking informs today’s politicians and policymakers who want to expand the welfare state to address economic inequality.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 7, 2026

And not merely that, but a truth that informs you that “the world is not what you think it is. And, by the way, neither are you.”

From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson