Tells Synonyms and Antonyms

To note (items) one by one so as to get a total
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. tallies
  2. reckons
  3. numbers
  4. enumerates
  5. counts
Give instructions to or direct somebody to do something with authority
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. orders
  2. enjoins
  3. evidences
  4. says
  5. instructs
  6. directs
  7. commands
  8. charges
  9. bids
Understand, discern
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. notifies
  2. enlightens
  3. educates
  4. apprises
  5. advises
  6. acquaints
Antonyms:
  1. misunderstands
  2. listens
  3. guesses
  4. figures
  5. estimates
  6. withholds
  7. suppresses
  8. reserves
  9. forbears
To disclose in a breach of confidence
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. unveils
  2. discovers
  3. spills
  4. uncovers
  5. reveals
  6. exposes
  7. divulges
  8. blabs
  9. betrays

Tells Sentence Examples

  • She tells me I'm out of the loop.

  • Nobody tells me anything.

  • Something tells me she'll be back here soon.

  • The girl tells an incredible story.

  • The Bible legend tells us that the absence of labor--idleness--was a condition of the first man's blessedness before the Fall.

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