TOLD (ON) Synonyms: 86 Similar and Opposite Words

told (on)

verb

Definition of told (on)

past tense of tell (on)

as in influenced

to act upon (a person or a person's feelings) so as to cause a response the pressure of final exams is beginning to tell on the students in the dorm

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as in talked

to give information (as to the authorities) about another's improper or unlawful activities detectives convinced the perpetrators in custody to tell on their associates

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Verb

But that reconfiguration also influenced how Atlan would film scenes.

— Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 15 Oct. 2026
As a result, the device’s subsequent switching became more predictable, indicating that its earlier electrical activity had influenced its future behavior.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of influenced

Verb

The night before our spaghetti dinner, Caleb sat me down by the cabin’s large, whirling fireplace and talked to me about meatballs for two hours.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2026
In a follow-up phone interview, Collins talked further about the toll taken.

— Alicia Wallace, CNN Money, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of talked

Verb

Mandel’s work also informed a 2012 New York Times Magazine column on how the art market thrives on inequality, which argued that fine art belongs less to the broader global economy than to the peculiar economy of the very rich.

— Molly A. Wallace, Fortune, 16 Oct. 2026
Regular two-way communication, where staff are heard, not just informed, combined with genuine empathy for the disruption, gives people something to hold onto.

— Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of informed

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While so many aspects of the Heat’s new-look roster impressed this preseason, Thompson struggled to make shots in his first preseason with Miami.

— Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 17 Oct. 2026
Koelsch and company were impressed enough to offer Hindoyan a five-year contract.

— Tim Greiving, Los Angeles Times, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of impressed

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The attack has caused huge disruption to air travel and triggered a wave of cancellations for events taking place in the Saudi capital this week, with the World Petroleum Congress this week most directly impacted.

— Leonie Kidd, CNBC, 12 Oct. 2026
The siblings also ran to raise funds for the Christopher and Dana Reeve Foundation, which is dedicated to curing spinal cord injury through research and improving the quality of life for people impacted by paralysis.

— ABC News, ABC News, 12 Oct. 2026

Definition of impacted

Verb

Monday's attack came a day after a Russian drone struck the village of Pisochyn in the Kharkiv district, killing three people and injuring nine others, including children, according to the Kharkiv Regional Prosecutor's Office.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 13 Oct. 2026
For Patil, Selvi’s habit of putting her own plans on hold struck close to home.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 12 Oct. 2026

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