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informed

informed

3.7
Someone who knows a lot about a subject because they have the facts
  • adjective
  • /ɪnˈfɔrmd/
translation icon : informado
  • In order to vote effectively, it is important to be informed about the candidates and their policies.

More data doesn't make us more informed, but more confused.

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Examples

  • Also, it's outside of you so you can make an informed decision.

  • More data doesn't make us more informed, but more confused.

  • You are bright, you are informed, and you know better.

  • So at a minimum, yes, be informed, ask questions and vote.

  • No, therefore an informed decision has to be made.

  • Most of them are not informed by their doctors.

  • That is classic liberal democracy informed by science and reason.

  • And that's why number one is get informed before you take any steps.

  • I think what I'm a believer in is informed kindness.

  • She made an informed choice based on the research she had conducted.

Synonyms

aware
vsinformed
2.7

Knowing that something exists or is happening

gives more extensive studied knowledge based on reliable information
up on
vsinformed
142 7.0

Knowing a lot about something

relies on careful study and reliable information rather than casual familiarity
knowledgeable
vsinformed
92 4.1

A person who has learned a lot about a subject

is based on careful study and reliable information rather than general familiarity
enlightened
vsinformed
62 5.8

Knowing a lot about a situation and thinking fairly about it

is more factual and based on study than broad philosophical insight
well-informed
vsinformed
33 3.5

A person who knows a lot about a subject or the world

is similar but stresses careful study or reliable information as the source
cognizant
vsinformed
22 7.5

Aware of a fact or a situation

offers fuller studied understanding and reliable detail about the situation
in the know
vsinformed
  • Informal
20 8.1

A person who knows secret or new information most people do not have

provides broad studied knowledge rather than secret insider information
au courant
vsinformed
  • Formal
1 9.9

Aware of recent events and developments in a field

focuses on deep subject knowledge gained by study not only currency
learned
vsinformed
  • Formal
6.0

Very well educated and knowing a lot about a subject

gives thorough practical knowledge rather than only scholarly depth
knowing
vsinformed
3.5

Showing that you understand something well

gives broad studied knowledge instead of only clever insight
advised
vsinformed
3.7

Told about something and kept informed

is knowledge gained through study or reliable evidence not mere notification

Antonyms

367 3.7

Not knowing about something or how it works

42 3.7

Not knowing about a subject or situation

Compounds

16 3.9

Permission a patient gives after understanding a treatment and its risks

How Informed

expert
3 3.5
knowledgeable
92 4.1
informed
3.7
uninformed
42 3.7

Surface Forms

informed positive
informeder comparative
informedest superlative

Morphology

informed = inform (transparent) = inform + ed

Formed by the verb 'inform' plus the participial/adjectival suffix '-ed', easily understood as 'having been given information'.

Etymology

Informed comes from the Latin parts in- 'into' and formare 'to form', and it shares the same root as information. So, to be informed is to have been 'given' facts or knowledge you can use.