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Synonyms for inform
ɪnˈfɔrmin·form

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Wiktionary1.0 / 1 vote

  1. informverb

    Synonyms:
    acquaint, notify, apprise

  2. informverb

    Synonyms:
    dob, name names, peach, snitch

English Synonyms and Antonyms4.0 / 3 votes

  1. inform

    To state (Latin sto, stand) is to set forth explicitly, formally, or particularly in speech or writing. Assert (Latin ad, to, and sero, bind) is strongly personal, signifying to state boldly and positively what the one making the statement has not attempted and may not attempt to prove. Affirm has less of egotism than assert (as seen in the word self-assertion), coming nearer to aver. It has more solemnity than declare, and more composure and dignity than asseverate, which is to assert excitedly. In legal usage, affirm has a general agreement with depose and testify; it differs from swear in not invoking the name of God. To assure is to state with such authority and confidence as the speaker feels ought to make the hearer sure. Certify is more formal, and applies rather to written documents or legal processes. Assure, certify, inform, apply to the person; affirm, etc., to the thing. Assert is combative; assure is conciliatory. I assert my right to cross the river; I assure my friend it is perfectly safe. To aver is to state positively what is within one's own knowledge or matter of deep conviction. One may assert himself, or assert his right to what he is willing to contend for; or he may assert in discussion what he is ready to maintain by argument or evidence. To assert without proof is always to lay oneself open to the suspicion of having no proof to offer, and seems to arrogate too much to one's personal authority, and hence in such cases both the verb assert and its noun assertion have an unfavorable sense; we say a mere assertion, a bare assertion, his unsupported assertion; he asserted his innocence has less force than he affirmed or maintained his innocence. Affirm, state, and tell have not the controversial sense of assert, but are simply declarative. To vindicate is to defend successfully what is assailed. Almost every criminal will assert his innocence; the honest man will seldom lack means to vindicate his integrity.

    Synonyms:
    affirm, allege, assert, asseverate, assure, aver, avouch, avow, certify, claim, declare, depose, express, maintain, predicate, pronounce, propound, protest, say, set forth, specify, state, swear, tell, testify

    Antonyms:
    contradict, contravene, controvert, deny, disprove, dispute, gainsay, oppose, refute, repudiate, retract, waive

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms4.0 / 1 vote

  1. inform

    Synonyms:
    enlighten, instruct, edify, educate, acquaint, apprise, communicate, notify, tell, impart

    Antonyms:
    misjudge, misinstruct, mislead, deceive, hoodwink, mystify, misinform

Princeton's WordNet

  1. informverb

    impart knowledge of some fact, state or affairs, or event to

    "I informed him of his rights"

  2. informverb

    give character or essence to

    "The principles that inform modern teaching"

  3. informverb

    act as an informer

    "She had informed on her own parents for years"

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Dictionary of English Synonymes2.0 / 2 votes

  1. informverb

    Synonyms:
    animate, inspire, quicken, give life to

  2. informverb

    Synonyms:
    acquaint, apprise, advise, tell, notify, make known to, mention to, give notice to, signify to, send word to, write word to

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How to use inform in a sentence?

  1. Tamika Cross:

    I tried to inform her that I was a physician but I was continually cut off by condescending remarks.

  2. Marsha Blackburn:

    While our state is ready to welcome those Afghans who put their lives on the line to serve our country, the Biden administration owes it to publicly inform states like Tennessee before resettling evacuees into our communities.

  3. Bryant McGill:

    Let your resistance, judgements, angers and fears inform you.

  4. Joe Biden:

    Trump and Pence decided that the public health experts cannot inform the public on their own what's going on, now the president won't let other people tell the truth.

  5. Chairman Trey Gowdy:

    These emails were not previously produced to the committee or released to the public, and they will help inform tomorrow's deposition.


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