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Synonyms

informed

American  
[in-fawrmd] / ɪnˈfɔrmd /

adjective

  1. having or prepared with information or knowledge; apprised.

    an informed audience that asked intelligent questions.
informed British  
/ ɪnˈfɔːmd /

adjective

  1. having much knowledge or education; learned or cultured

  2. based on information

    an informed judgment
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Other Word Forms

  • half-informed adjective
  • informedly adverb
  • quasi-informed adjective
  • uninformed adjective

Etymology

Origin of informed

A late Middle English word dating back to 1400–50; inform 1, -ed 2

Example Sentences

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Serbian President Alexander Vucic, a close ally of Orban, informed the Hungarian leader of the discovery on Sunday morning.

From BBC • Apr. 5, 2026

When he returned, he said, program staffers informed him he’d been away more than 72 hours and would have to leave.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 5, 2026

If humans in Afghanistan couldn’t make informed decisions from loose maps, documents and handwritten memos, then AI agents can’t succeed in such an environment, either.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 4, 2026

And the third included those without enough supporting information for the FDA to make an informed decision and therefore wouldn’t be used for compounding.

From Salon • Apr. 4, 2026

And now opportunity was the word the social worker was using when he informed the boy that he had arranged for him to spend the summer volunteering at Shady Glen Retirement Home.

From "Not Nothing" by Gayle Forman

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