Synonyms for telling
ˈtɛl ɪŋtelling

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1. telling

   Synonyms:
   effective, powerful, pointed

   Antonyms:
   weak, ineffective, pointless

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1. relation, telling, recountingnoun

   an act of narration

   "he was the hero according to his own relation"; "his endless recounting of the incident eventually became unbearable"

   Synonyms:
   notification, sexual relation, tattle, intercourse, sexual intercourse, singing, copulation, recounting, relation back, carnal knowledge, apprisal, relation, coitus, sex act, relative, congress, sexual congress, coition

   Antonyms:
   uninformative, uneffective, ineffectual, ineffective, dissuasive

2. telling, apprisal, notificationnoun

   informing by words

   Synonyms:
   presentment, recounting, tattle, notice, relation, singing, notification, apprisal

   Antonyms:
   uninformative, ineffective, dissuasive, ineffectual, uneffective

3. tattle, singing, tellingadjective

   disclosing information or giving evidence about another

   Synonyms:
   vocalizing, recounting, tattle, relation, singing, notification, apprisal

   Antonyms:
   dissuasive, uninformative, uneffective, ineffectual, ineffective

4. revealing, telling, telltale(a)adjective

   disclosing unintentionally

   "a telling smile"; "a telltale panel of lights"; "a telltale patch of oil on the water marked where the boat went down"

   Antonyms:
   uneffective, ineffectual, dissuasive, uninformative, ineffective

5. cogent, telling, weightyadjective

   powerfully persuasive

   "a cogent argument"; "a telling presentation"; "a weighty argument"

   Synonyms:
   heavy, corpulent, obese, weighty, grave, revealing, telltale(a), rotund, impressive, grievous, cogent

   Antonyms:
   dissuasive, uneffective, ineffective, ineffectual, uninformative

6. impressive, tellingadjective

   producing a strong effect

   "gave an impressive performance as Othello"; "a telling gesture"

   Synonyms:
   weighty, revealing, impressive, cogent, telltale(a)

   Antonyms:
   uninformative, dissuasive, uneffective, ineffectual, ineffective

Matched Categories

1. • Informing
   • Narration

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1. cogentadjective

   Submitted by Providence on July 16, 2023  

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1. tellingadjective

   Synonyms:
   effective

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1. tellingadjective

   Synonyms:
   effective, cogent, potent, conclusive

2. tellingnoun

   Synonyms:
   notification, apprising, communication, relation, narration, recital, divulgement

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1. List of paraphrases for "telling":

   eloquent, saying, tell, revealing, say

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How to use telling in a sentence?

1. Marisol Chavez:

   It's really important. We try to keep telling them, it's time to raise their voice.

2. Elizabeth Warren:

   What they are really telling you is they just won't fight for it. Healthcare is a basic right, and I will fight for it.

3. Paul McDonald:

   It's not about giving the same answer for every question, there is a level of detail you will give to different people. But avoid glaring inconsistencies like telling one person you are willing to travel and another that you aren't crazy about travel.

4. Jennifer Weisselberg:

   For me, when the government calls you, it's your civic duty and there's nothing wrong with telling the truth. It wasn't really a choice ; they called me, i'm happy to be as honest and transparent and just be forthcoming because I don't have anything to hide.

5. Daniel Turner:

   We're telling developing nations that we don't want them to go through the process of developing, we don't want them to have coal or natural gas or even nuclear, we want them to use wind and solar, which is intermittent, which is ineffective, which is incredibly cost prohibitive.