Synonyms for information

Most common

news · knowledge · advice · instruction · data · entropy

Synonyms by meaning

Noun

Antonyms

disinformation

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Definitions

1. n. 1

   Something that provides a definitive characterization or description of the nature and attributes of a specified entity.

2. n. 2

   Things that are or can be known about a given topic; communicable knowledge of something.

   I need some more information about this issue.

Related words

Word family

info infobesity infohazard informationization informationize infotainment infoxication inform

Phrases

information market information overload information science information superhighway information processing information security chief information officer information desk

Forms

Plural

informations → advices, knowledges, instructions, educations…

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Example sentences

• news The news left me wondering what would happen next.
• knowledge Anna married without the knowledge of her parents.
• advice He will not change his mind in spite of my advice.
• instruction Thank you for your instruction. It really helped.
• data The senator charged that I had distorted the data.
• entropy You can't beat entropy, Tom. It's a lost cause.

Popularity over time

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

By length

4 letters

news¹, word¹, data², info²

5 letters

light¹

6 letters

advice², notice², wisdom²

7 letters

science², entropy³

9 letters

education⁴, knowledge², complaint², erudition⁴

10 letters

accusation⁴

11 letters

instruction³

12 letters

intelligence⁴, notification⁵, denunciation⁵

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (data² = 2 syllables).

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Français

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Italiano

informazione

Español

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Català

informació