Thesaurus
tell
verb
Synonyms and Antonyms of TELL
1
to give an oral or written account of in some detail <they told the story of how they had met>
Related Words deliver, give, reel off, state, utter, voice; detail, enumerate, itemize, particularize; bare, disclose, divulge, expose, let on (about), reveal; delineate, depict, express, render, sketch
Phrases set forth
2
to express (a thought or emotion) in words <just tell us what is in your heart>
Synonyms articulate, bring out, enunciate, pass, speak, state, talk, tell, utter, verbalize, vocalize
Related Words air, discuss, give, look, share, sound, vent, ventilate, voice; blabber, bolt, blurt, get off, shoot; advertise, announce, blaze, broadcast, declare, post, proclaim, promulgate, publicize, publish; affirm, allege, assert, aver, avouch, avow; breathe, chirp, drawl, gasp, lip, mouth, murmur, purr, shout, splutter, spout, whisper; clothe, couch, formulate, formulize, phrase, put, word; comment, pipe up (with), remark; rip (out), snarl
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to give information to <tell me, when did you begin playing the violin?>
Synonyms acquaint, advise, apprise, brief, catch up, clear, clue (in), familiarize, fill in, hip, inform, instruct, tell, verse, wise (up)
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to issue orders to (someone) by right of authority <told us to sit still and wait>
6
to make known (as information previously kept secret) <I won't tell your secret to anyone>
Synonyms bare, disclose, discover, divulge, expose, let on (about), spill, tell, unbosom, uncloak, uncover, unmask, unveil
Related Words confide, share; debunk, show up; unclothe, undrape; advertise, announce, blaze, bring out, broadcast, declare, placard, post, proclaim, promulgate, publicize, publish, sound; betray, blab, give away, leak; inform, squeal, talk; communicate, impart, relate; acknowledge, admit, avow, concede, confess, own; disinter, rake up, smoke out, unearth
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