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Definitions

tell on

VERB
betray
Synonyms
STRONGEST
reveal
STRONG
disclose evince inform manifest show sing snitch spill squeal stool tattle tell uncover unmask
WEAK
blurt out dime fink on give away lay bare let slip make known rat on turn in
Antonyms
STRONG
conceal cover hide withhold
WEAK
be faithful be loyal be quiet defend keep secret protect support
VERB
blab
Synonyms
STRONGEST
divulge
STRONG
babble betray blather chatter disclose gab gabble jabber mouth peach prattle reveal spill squeal tattle tell yak
WEAK
blurt out give away go on let out let slip run off at the mouth run on shoot the breeze spill the beans talk through one's hat yakety-yak
Antonyms
STRONG
be quiet conceal hide
WEAK
shut up
VERB
inform
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 wise
Antonyms
STRONGEST
hide learn
STRONG
be quiet conceal deceive keep secret mislead obscure withhold
WEAK
secret
VERB
snitch
Synonyms
STRONG
betray blab confess leak squeal tattle tell tip
WEAK
give away rat on turn in
Antonyms
STRONG
be quiet conceal hide
VERB
tattle
Synonyms
STRONG
babble blab chat chatter gossip jabber leak noise prate prattle rumor snitch spill squeal talk yak
WEAK
give away give the show away have a big mouth spill the beans spread rumor talk idly tell tale
Antonyms
STRONG
be quiet conceal hide

Example Sentences

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My daughter loved—and believed—the mythical stories Bruce would tell on stage about how his saxophonist buddy Clarence Clemons, who he dubbed “The Big Man,” joined the band.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 24, 2025

"That is our biggest distributor so it is starting to tell on our counter as it becomes increasingly empty."

From BBC • May 17, 2025

Most people can’t help but tell on themselves.

From Salon • Feb. 12, 2025

But the story of Taylor Swift’s romance with Travis Kelce is proof positive that sports—and the stories they tell on any given Sunday—do not exist in a vacuum.

From Slate • Jan. 30, 2024

The Object was still too young for the effects to tell on her.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.