Definitions

told

[tohld] / toʊld /

ADJECTIVE

announced

Synonyms

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declared disclosed issued released reported

STRONG

broadcast circulated communicated divulged publicized revealed

WEAK

declared publicly made public

Antonyms

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hidden suppressed unannounced

ADJECTIVE

explained

Synonyms

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elucidated interpreted related

ADJECTIVE

legendary

Synonyms

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fabled fabulous mythical storied

WEAK

allegorical apocryphal created customary doubtful dubious fabricated fanciful figmental handed-down imaginary imaginative improbable invented mythological related romantic traditional unhistoric unhistorical unreal unverifiable

Antonyms

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factual infamous real true unimportant

ADJECTIVE

manifest

Synonyms

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glaring palpable unambiguous unmistakable

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bold clear-cut disclosed divulged evidenced evinced open patent plain revealed shown

WEAK

apparent big as life conspicuous crystal clear distinct evident noticeable prominent straightforward visible

Antonyms

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hidden

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ambiguous concealed unclear vague

WEAK

obscure

ADJECTIVE

mentioned

Synonyms

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cited quoted specified voiced

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communicated considered declared discussed intimated named revealed suggested

WEAK

brought up made known referred to spoken of

ADJECTIVE

numbered

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categorized checked contained counted designated doomed enumerated fated fixed included indicated marked specified totalled

Antonyms

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infinite unlimited unnumbered

ADJECTIVE

oral

Synonyms

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lingual sonant vocal

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articulate ejaculatory narrated phonated phonetic phonic recounted related said sounded unwritten uttered verbal viva voce voiced word-of-mouth

Antonyms

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printed written

ADJECTIVE

professed

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stated

STRONG

acknowledged announced declared pledged

ADJECTIVE

rumored

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reputed

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broadcast bruited circulating gossiped prevailing said

WEAK

all over town given out going around rife

ADJECTIVE

spoken

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announced articulate communicated expressed mentioned said voiced

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lingual oral phonetic unwritten verbal

Antonyms

WEAK

heard written

ADJECTIVE

spoken

Synonyms

STRONG

announced articulate communicated expressed mentioned said uttered voiced

WEAK

lingual oral phonetic phonic put into words sonant traditional unwritten verbal viva voce

Antonyms

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suppressed

WEAK

heard written

ADJECTIVE

stated

Synonyms

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certain declared fixed

STRONG

settled

WEAK

regular

Antonyms

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unfixed

ADJECTIVE

verbal

Synonyms

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rhetorical unwritten

WEAK

exact expressed lexical lingual literal oral phrasal said stated verbatim word-for-word word-of-mouth

ADJECTIVE

warned

Synonyms

STRONG

advised cautioned informed notified

Example Sentences

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The two men discussed the matter “the whole night,” Trump told Fox.

From Los Angeles Times • May 17, 2026

Simons told the programme it would be "existential" for the Labour Party if it lost the Makerfield by-election.

From BBC • May 17, 2026

"The mood is obviously not good," Sinischa Horvat, chairman of BASF's works council, which represents staff interests, told AFP during a visit to the city of about 175,000 people.

From Barron's • May 17, 2026

“People thought we were behind,” Matt Garman, head of Amazon’s cloud-computing business, AWS, told me in an interview here on the corporate campus.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 17, 2026

Parker once told me he’d rather be my debate partner even if he didn’t agree with my position, just so he’d never have to go against me.

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

told

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