told
Broke the news
Told is the past tense of tell.
You told someone something when you communicated it to them: I told you so, She told me a secret.
All told means in total, counting everything: There were fifty people all told.
I told you often carries a note of vindication—you warned them and were right.
Admitted wrongdoing openly
- admittedConfessed or granted entry
- divulgedRevealed secret information
- disclosedMade previously hidden known
- confidedShared privately, trustingly
exposed · betrayed · spilled · blurted · unburdened · tattled · snitched · leaked
Given essential information
- advisedGave guidance to
- notifiedTold of something
- apprisedGave pertinent information
- updatedMade current or modern
alerted · forewarned · clued-in · counseled · instructed · acquainted · disclosed · indicated
One who recounts tales
- taleSpoken or written narrative
- storyAccount of events
- yarnTwisted strand for crafts
- anecdoteBrief account of incident
fable · chronicle · saga · legend · myth · parable · allegory · recounted
Declared under oath
- reportedCommunicated formally
- describedRepresented in language
- detailedFull of specifics
- recitedSpoke from memory
enumerated · listed · catalogued · chronicled · documented · deposed · attested · stated
Arranged or commanded
- directedGave guidance or orders
- instructedGave teaching or orders
- dictatedImposed without discussion
- demandedRequired with force
decreed · mandated · compelled · bade · charged · enjoined · required · summoned
Firmly declared or demanded
- maintainedKept in condition
- contendedCompeted against others
- assertedStated as fact
- claimedStated as fact
swore · vowed · assured · convinced · persuaded · reasoned · countered · objected
Spoke without full voice
- rumoredSpread without verification
- spreadTo distribute widely
- circulatedDistributed widely
- tattledInformed on someone
blabbed · dished · spilled · grapevine · hearsay · buzzing · chattering · murmured
Officially expressed disapproval
- chidedMildly rebuked someone
- admonishedWarned or reproved
- rebukedSharply criticized for fault
- lecturedSpoke formally to instruct
berated · nagged · criticized · chastised · reproached · upbraided · corrected · warned
confessed
Admitted wrongdoing openly
- admittedConfessed or granted entry
- divulgedRevealed secret information
- disclosedMade previously hidden known
confided · exposed · betrayed · spilled · blurted · unburdened · tattled · snitched · leaked · whispered
briefed
Given essential information
updated · alerted · forewarned · clued-in · counseled · instructed · acquainted · disclosed · indicated · signaled
storyteller
One who recounts tales
anecdote · fable · chronicle · saga · legend · myth · parable · allegory · recounted · related
testified
Declared under oath
recited · enumerated · listed · catalogued · chronicled · documented · deposed · attested · stated · declared
ordered
Arranged or commanded
- directedGave guidance or orders
- instructedGave teaching or orders
- dictatedImposed without discussion
demanded · decreed · mandated · compelled · bade · charged · enjoined · required · summoned · dispatched
insisted
Firmly declared or demanded
- maintainedKept in condition
- contendedCompeted against others
- assertedStated as fact
claimed · swore · vowed · assured · convinced · persuaded · reasoned · countered · objected · protested
whispered
Spoke without full voice
- rumoredSpread without verification
- spreadTo distribute widely
- circulatedDistributed widely
tattled · blabbed · dished · spilled · grapevine · hearsay · buzzing · chattering · murmured · intimated
reprimanded
Officially expressed disapproval
- chidedMildly rebuked someone
- admonishedWarned or reproved
- rebukedSharply criticized for fault
lectured · berated · nagged · criticized · chastised · reproached · upbraided · corrected · warned · sternly
toldconcealed
Made invisible deliberately
withheld · hid · suppressed · kept quiet · hushed up
tolduntold
Not revealed or measured
unknown · unannounced · unrevealed · undisclosed · secret
- told you soSmug reminder of prediction
- I told you soGloating after being right
- told offScolded for wrongdoing
- told onReported someone's wrongdoing
- truth be toldPreface to candid admission
- told apartRecognized differences between