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informed

adj · verb · 7 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • General-American: /ɪnˈfɔɹmd/
  • Received-Pronunciation: /ɪnˈfɔːmd/
  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • CMU ARPABET: IH2 N F AO1 R M D Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Instructed; having knowledge of a fact or area of education.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • An informed young man delivered a lecture on the history of modern art.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: abreast, apprised, up to date, up-to-date

Antonyms: none provided

2

adj

Meaning 2

Based on knowledge; founded on due understanding of a situation.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

adj

Meaning 3

Created, given form.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: obsolete

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

adj

Meaning 4

Unformed or ill-formed; deformed; shapeless.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: obsolete

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

5

adj

Meaning 5

Not included within the figures of any of the ancient constellations.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: obsolete

Topics: astronomy, natural-sciences

Examples

  • the informed stars

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

6

verb

Meaning 6

simple past and past participle of inform

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, participle, past

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

7

adjective

Meaning 7

having much knowledge or education

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • an informed public
  • informed opinion
  • the informed customer

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: uninformed

History

Etymology

From inform + -ed.

From in- + formed; the first sense probably uses in- (“in”), while the second sense uses in- (“prefix of negation”).

Across languages

Translations

20 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bengali: ওয়াকেফ (ōẇakeph) — instructed; having knowledge of a fact or area of education
  • Bulgarian: осведомен (osvedomen) — instructed; having knowledge of a fact or area of education
  • French: informé — instructed; having knowledge of a fact or area of education
  • Galician: sabedor — instructed; having knowledge of a fact or area of education
  • Galician: informado — instructed; having knowledge of a fact or area of education
  • Hindi: अवगत (avgat) — instructed; having knowledge of a fact or area of education
  • Hungarian: tájékozott — instructed; having knowledge of a fact or area of education
  • Hungarian: jól értesült — instructed; having knowledge of a fact or area of education
  • Irish: eolach — instructed; having knowledge of a fact or area of education
  • Italian: informato — instructed; having knowledge of a fact or area of education
  • Portuguese: informado — instructed; having knowledge of a fact or area of education
  • Spanish: informado — instructed; having knowledge of a fact or area of education
  • Spanish: enterado — instructed; having knowledge of a fact or area of education
  • Spanish: anoticiado — instructed; having knowledge of a fact or area of education
  • Turkish: haberli — instructed; having knowledge of a fact or area of education
  • Turkish: haberdar — instructed; having knowledge of a fact or area of education
  • Ottoman Turkish: خبردار (haberdâr) — instructed; having knowledge of a fact or area of education
  • Ukrainian: обі́знаний (obíznanyj) — instructed; having knowledge of a fact or area of education
  • Ukrainian: поінформо́ваний (poinformóvanyj) — instructed; having knowledge of a fact or area of education
  • Hungarian: megalapozott — based on knowledge; founded on due understanding of a situation
Real reading context

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