Be sure, acquaint with, call on, be/give evidence of, blab, ascertain, and be certain are all synonyms for tell. Conceal, and withhold are these antonyms of tell. And here are another 95 synonyms for tell.
Tell Synonyms
1. inform
- Acquaint with
- Advise
- Alert
- Announce
- Apprise
- Break the news to
- Brief
- Broadcast
- Chronicle
- Clue in
- Communicate
- Declare
- Delineate
- Depict
- Describe
- Divulge
- Fill in
- Forewarn
- Give an account of
- Impart
- Inform
- Let know
- Make aware
- Make known
- Mention something to
- Narrate
- Notify
- Paint
- Portray
- Proclaim
- Put in the picture
- Recite
- Recount
- Rehearse
- Relate
- Report
- Retail
- Say
- Set forth
- Sketch
- Speak
- State
- Unfold
- Utter
- Voice
- Warn
- Weave
- Spin
2. order
- Call on
- Charge
- Command
- Direct
- Enjoin
- Give orders
- Instruct
- Order
- Require
- Bid
3. show
- Be/give evidence of
- Convey
- Disclose
- Display
- Indicate
- Reveal
- Show
- Signify
- Exhibit
4. talk
- Blab
- Give the game away
- Let the cat out of the bag
- Open one's mouth
- Spill the beans
- Talk
- Tattle
- Tell tales
- Blow the gaff
5. decide
- Ascertain
- Be certain
- Be sure
- Comprehend
- Decide
- Deduce
- Determine
- Discern
- Figure out
- Get a fix on
- Identify
- Make out
- Perceive
- Recognize
- See
- Understand
- Work out
- Suss out