tell all

[tel-awl] / ˈtɛlˌɔl /

ADJECTIVE

unburden

Synonyms

STRONG

clear confess confide disburden discharge disclose disencumber divulge dump ease empty lighten lose own relieve relinquish reveal shake unbosom unload

WEAK

dispose of get off one's chest lay bare let hair down out with it shake off throw off

Antonyms

WEAK

conceal hide

VERB

talk

Synonyms

STRONGEST

chat communicate describe express reveal say sing speak tell

STRONG

articulate babble broach chant chatter confess converse divulge drawl drone gab gabble gossip influence intone notify palaver parley patter persuade prate prattle pronounce rhapsodize soliloquize spout squeak squeal utter verbalize voice yak

WEAK

comment on flap one's tongue give voice to run on spill the beans talk one's leg off ventriloquize

Antonyms

STRONGEST

be quiet conceal cover listen suppress

STRONG

be silent hide secrete

WEAK

refrain refuse

Example Sentences

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"I tell all my friends that don't live here, if you get bored in the Villages, it's not the Villages, it's you."

From BBC • May 1, 2026

As part of the settlement, they must tell all guests that loud and unruly parties are prohibited.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 2, 2025

Mr Walker wrote that TfL had not followed its own rulebook, in particular by failing to tell "all the relevant people" that the power supply was about to be switched on.

From BBC • Jul. 29, 2025

And so to tell the story of Nicole, you'd have to tell all of her generations of friends.

From Salon • Jun. 1, 2024

You could tell all three of them had made this walk hundreds of times before.

From "We Were Here" by Matt De La Peña

tell all

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