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tell

[tel] / tɛl /
VERB
communicate
Synonyms
STRONGEST
advise announce confess declare disclose explain express inform instruct mention notify order report reveal say speak state summon
STRONG
acquaint apprise authorize bid command direct divulge enjoin impart leak level proclaim recite represent require utter
WEAK
break the news call upon clue in fill in give facts give out keep posted lay open leave word let in on let know let slip make known open up put before reel off spit it out
Antonyms
STRONGEST
ask be quiet conceal deny disavow hide keep secret question secrete suppress withhold
STRONG
deceive keep mislead
WEAK
estimate figure guess listen misunderstand
VERB
narrate, describe
Synonyms
STRONGEST
express portray recount report speak state
STRONG
chronicle depict rehearse relate
WEAK
give an account of set forth
Antonyms
STRONGEST
conceal
STRONG
hide
WEAK
estimate figure guess listen misunderstand
VERB
understand, discern
Synonyms
STRONGEST
identify know learn see
STRONG
ascertain clinch comprehend deduce determine differentiate discover discriminate distinguish divine perceive recognize
WEAK
be sure find out know for certain make out
Antonyms
STRONGEST
overlook
STRONG
confuse misinterpret miss misunderstand mix up
WEAK
estimate figure guess listen
VERB
carry weight
Synonyms
STRONG
count militate register weigh
WEAK
have effect have force make presence felt make presence known take effect take its toll
Antonyms
STRONG
ignore
WEAK
estimate figure guess listen misunderstand
VERB
calculate
Synonyms
STRONG
compute count enumerate number numerate reckon tale tally
WEAK
count one by one
Antonyms
STRONG
estimate guess subtract
WEAK
figure listen misunderstand

Example Sentences

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Completing his non-league club visits, Tony made the trip to Fulwood, based in Preston, flanked by writers from Germany and Spain, keen to tell his story to an international audience.

From BBC • Apr. 7, 2026

“I can tell you they’re negotiating, we think in good faith,” Trump said.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 6, 2026

“No, I have to tell you this in person,” he replied.

From Slate • Apr. 6, 2026

Yet for all the optimism over tanker activity in the strait, the numbers tell a more cautious story: Transit volumes remain well below preconflict levels, and oil markets have barely reacted.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 6, 2026

He stage-whispers, “No one tell her it’s June.”

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.