share · speak · say · disclose · spill · narrate · recount · describe · admit · divulge · secret · gossip · truth · story · words · voice · lips · ears
tell metell him
tell mesay nothing
Refrain from speaking
remain silent · keep quiet · stay mum · hold your tongue · keep mum
IDEA.org / Words / tell me
Related — inform (Give facts to); explain (Make something understood); reveal (Make something visible); confess · whisper · share · speak · say · disclose · spill · narrate · recount · describe
direction of information flowtell me ≠ tell him
communication vs. silencetell me ≠ say nothing Refrain from speaking; remain silent · keep quiet · stay mum · hold your tongue · keep mum
requesting vs. offering informationtell me ≠ hear me out Request for patient attention; listen up · let me explain
gimme phrases: gimme, hand it over, fork over, cough up, spot me; commands: go, stop, wait, come, run; reactions: reaction, response, gasp, wince, flinch
Word data: Linguabase (CC0) · www.idea.org/words/tell_me