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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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An advance healthcare directive informs your doctors about what actions you want them to take if you are no longer able to make those decisions.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 4, 2026

In Maggie O’Farrell’s “Land,” an ecstatic father informs his son that “myth is fact and fact is myth, and both are embodied in the land itself.”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026

Housing stocks got a boost on Thursday after the 10-year Treasury yield, which informs mortgage rates, turned around.

From Barron's • May 21, 2026

Decision-making will be less formal than in U.N. climate talks, using a participatory process involving governments, scientists and civil society that informs a high-level segment.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 26, 2026

“This is a Jump house,” Lou informs me.

From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold