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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informs

An advanced healthcare directive, something else worth considering, informs your doctors what action you want them to take if or when you are unable to make decisions yourself.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 21, 2026

And the divergence between his parents’ experiences decades ago still informs the way he lives and operates.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 2026

I’ve got to say, it’s really different, but what we learned from “Boyhood” really informs it, for sure.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 27, 2026

It informs why he thinks he survived being shot five times point-blank: “I believe god saved me,” he said.

From Slate ● Aug. 20, 2026

“I am telling you,” Addie informs me as quick as she can latch onto my arm after I enter the school premises, “it’s Ms. Wyman.”

From "The Misfits" by James Howe