| Main Entry: | tell |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | communicate |
Synonyms: |
acquaint, advise, announce, apprise, authorize, bid, break the news, call upon, clue in, command, confess, declare, direct, disclose, divulge, enjoin, explain, express, fill in, give facts, give out, impart, inform, instruct, keep posted, lay open, leak, leave word, let in on, let know, let slip, level, make known, mention, notify, open up, order, proclaim, put before, recite, reel off, report, represent, require, reveal, say, speak, spit it out, state, summon, utter |
| Notes: | say, speak, and tell are near synonyms, but say is usually followed by a statement or words actually uttered |
Antonyms: |
listen |
| Main Entry: | tell |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | narrate, describe |
Synonyms: |
chronicle, depict, express, give an account of, portray, recount, rehearse, relate, report, set forth, speak, state |
Antonyms: |
listen |
| Main Entry: | tell |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | understand, discern |
Synonyms: |
ascertain, be sure, clinch, comprehend, deduce, determine, differentiate, discover, discriminate, distinguish, divine, find out, identify, know, know for certain, learn, make out, perceive, recognize, see |
Antonyms: |
misunderstand |
| Main Entry: | tell |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | carry weight |
Synonyms: |
count, have effect, have force, make presence felt, make presence known, militate, register, take effect, take its toll, weigh |
| Main Entry: | tell |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | calculate |
Synonyms: |
compute, count, count one by one, enumerate, number, numerate, reckon, tale, tally |
Antonyms: |
estimate, figure, guess |
| Main Entry: | telling |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | effective, significant |
Synonyms: |
cogent, considerable, conspicuous, convincing, crucial, decisive, devastating, effectual, forceful, forcible, important, impressive, influential, marked, operative, potent, powerful, satisfactory, satisfying, solid, sound, striking, trenchant, valid, weighty |
Antonyms: |
ineffective, insignificant, secondary, unimportant |
| Main Entry: | acquaint |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | inform oneself or another about something new |
Synonyms: |
accustom, advise, apprise, bring out, clue, come out with, disclose, divulge, enlighten, familiarize, fill in, fix up, get together*, habituate, inform, intro, introduce, knock down, let know, make familiar, notify, post, present, reveal, tell, warn |
Antonyms: |
conceal, deceive, falsify, hide, hold back, mislead, misrepresent, withhold |
| Main Entry: | admit |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | confess, acknowledge |
Synonyms: |
accept, accord, acquiesce, adopt, affirm, agree, allow, approve, avow, bare, bring to light, communicate, concede, concur, confide, confirm, consent, cop a plea, credit, declare, disclose, divulge, enumerate, expose, go into details, grant, indicate, let, let on, make known, narrate, number, open up, own, own up, permit, proclaim, profess, recite, recognize, relate, reveal, spill*, subscribe to, talk, tell, tolerate, uncover, unveil, yield |
| Notes: | with admit, the acknowledgment of something being true applies to one's own sphere of conduct, whereas with concede the acknowledgment applies to another's; admit implies reluctance to disclose, grant, or concede and refers usually to facts rather than their implications |
Antonyms: |
confute, deny, dispute, dissent, gainsay, refuse |
| Main Entry: | advise |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | offer information |
Synonyms: |
acquaint, apprise, clue in, clue*, fill in, give the word, inform, keep posted, lay it out, let in on, make known, notify, post*, put next to, put on the line, put on to, report, show, tell, tip off, update, warn |
Antonyms: |
keep mum, keep quiet, keep secret |
| Main Entry: | air |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | express opinion publicly |
Synonyms: |
broadcast, circulate, communicate, declare, disclose, display, disseminate, divulge, exhibit, expose, make known, make public, proclaim, publicize, publish, put, reveal, speak, state, tell, utter, ventilate, voice |
Antonyms: |
be quiet, suppress |