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Synonyms for inform

Most common

tell apprise enlighten let know

Definitions

  1. v. 1

    To communicate knowledge to.

Forms

Past participle
informed
e.g. informed → teld, apprised, enlightened, notified…

Choose the right word

Inform, Assure, Certify or Affirm?

Assure, certify, inform, apply to the person; affirm, etc., to the thing.

J. C. Fernald, English Synonyms and Antonyms (1914)

Example sentences

  • educate Both parents and teachers educate their children.
  • notify Is there anyone else that you'd like us to notify?
  • enlighten The ray of wisdom must enlighten new horizons.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
informsteady
educaterising
notifysteady
enlightensteady
apprisefalling

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

3 letters
dob1
4 letters
show1, tell1, warn1
5 letters
teach1, edify3
6 letters
notify3, impart2, squeal1
7 letters
inspire2, declare2, educate3, animate3, apprise2
8 letters
instruct2, admonish3
9 letters
advertise3, enlighten3, advertize
11 letters
communicate4, materialize5, materialise

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (edify3 = 3 syllables).

In other languages

Français
informer
Italiano
informare
Español
informar
Deutsch
benachrichtigen
Català
informar