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tell
verb as in communicate
Strongest matches
advise, announce, confess, declare, disclose, explain, express, inform, instruct, mention, notify, order, report, reveal, say, speak, state, summon
Strong matches
acquaint, apprise, authorize, bid, command, direct, divulge, enjoin, impart, leak, level, proclaim, recite, represent, require, utter
Weak matches
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
verb as in narrate, describe
verb as in understand, discern
Strong matches
ascertain, clinch, comprehend, deduce, determine, differentiate, discover, discriminate, distinguish, divine, perceive, recognize
Weak matches
verb as in carry weight
Weak matches
have effect, have force, make presence felt, make presence known, take effect, take its toll
Example Sentences
When my first viral piece hit, a story about what I called a "F**k Off Fund," a friend sent me a photo with a message: "Tell me they got your permission."
“I have had women when I'm at the door, kind of hold my hand and say, ‘Tell me we're going to be okay,’” Moro said in a phone interview with Salon.
Tell us here or use the form below.
“Tell us how much you are spending and tell us what the actual results are with respect to self-sufficiency.”
Many people attribute some cosmic significance to voting: “Tell me how you voted, and I will tell you who you are” seems to be the modern iteration of Carl Schmitt’s aphorism.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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