INFORMS (AGAINST) Synonyms: 53 Similar and Opposite Words

informs (against)

verb

present tense third-person singular of inform (against)

as in inculpates

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If the panel reports it’s still deadlocked later in deliberations, the prosecution and the defense would likely make arguments to Sullivan about whether the jurors should keep trying.

— Eric Levenson, CNN Money, 2 Sep. 2026
This may have led to delays in correctly identifying clusters of illness as Ebola, as AP reports that experts believe the virus may have been spreading undetected as early as February.

— Cara Lynn Shultz, PEOPLE, 2 Sep. 2026

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There is no evidence that implicates them in any way.

— Jeff Capellini, CBS News, 7 Apr. 2026
Now, because of his imprudent and inaccurate sloganeering, even with a majority of his appointees sitting on the board, the mayor faces the prospect of a legal and political fiasco that implicates the honesty of his most prominent promise to his constituents.

— Christian Browne, New York Daily News, 26 Mar. 2026

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Linney’s Guardian tries to draw out some resentment from her new candidate, but John expresses (or feigns) sympathy for Hal, who was betrayed by his father figure Sinestro, an experience John likens to his own complicated upbringing.

— Siddhant Adlakha, Vulture, 31 Aug. 2026
However, if a person tries to inject the drug, naloxone blocks buprenorphine’s opioid effects, triggering withdrawal in a person with opioid dependence.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 28 Aug. 2026

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The International Hydrographic Organization — of which both the United States and Canada are members — works to ensure that the world’s seas, oceans and navigable waters are surveyed and charted uniformly, and also names some of them.

— Bill Barrow, Chicago Tribune, 25 Aug. 2026
In addition to Ceja, the suit names two minors as plaintiffs.

— Theresa Clift, Sacbee.com, 25 Aug. 2026

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Public-health guidance still frames plain water as sufficient hydration for many users, which sits in tension with the personalized electrolyte marketing driving much of the category.

— Hanna Wickes, Charlotte Observer, 2 Sep. 2026
Kaiko frames the same change from the venue side, as four layers that feed one another.

— Nia Bowers, IndyStar, 27 Aug. 2026

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