| noun | an act of narration “he was the hero according to his own relation” |
| noun | informing by words |
| noun | disclosing information or giving evidence about another |
| verb | express in words “He said that he wanted to marry her” |
| verb | let something be known “Tell them that you will be late” |
| verb | narrate or give a detailed account of “Tell what happened” |
| verb | give instructions to or direct somebody to do something with authority “I said to him to go home” |
| verb | discern or comprehend “He could tell that she was unhappy” |
| verb | inform positively and with certainty and confidence “I tell you that man is a crook!” |
| verb | give evidence “he was telling on all his former colleague” |
| verb | mark as different “We distinguish several kinds of maple” |
| adjective | disclosing unintentionally “a telling smile” |
| adjective | powerfully persuasive “a cogent argument” |
| adjective | producing a strong effect “gave an impressive performance as Othello” |
| relate | verb | give an account of |
| tell | verb | narrate or give a detailed account of |
| recount | verb | narrate or give a detailed account of |
| apprise | verb | inform (somebody) of something |
| notify | verb | inform (somebody) of something |
| tattle | verb | divulge confidential information or secrets |
| sing | verb | divulge confidential information or secrets |
| telling | adjective | disclosing unintentionally |
| statement | noun | the act of affirming or asserting or stating something |
| say | noun | the chance to speak |
| teller | noun | someone who tells a story |
| telling | noun | informing by words |
| tale | noun | a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program |
| narrative | adjective | consisting of or characterized by the telling of a story |
| narration | noun | (rhetoric) the second section of an oration in which the facts are set forth |
| narrator | noun | someone who tells a story |
| recounting | noun | an act of narration |
| recital | noun | a detailed account or description of something |
| order | noun | a legally binding command or decision entered on the court record (as if issued by a court or judge) |
| injunction | noun | a formal command or admonition |
| evidence | noun | (law) all the means by which any alleged matter of fact whose truth is investigated at judicial trial is established or disproved |
| distinction | noun | a discrimination between things as different and distinct |
| difference | noun | a variation that deviates from the standard or norm |
| differentiation | noun | a discrimination between things as different and distinct |
| differentiator | noun | a person who (or that which) differentiates |
| telltale | noun | someone who gossips indiscreetly |
| cogency | noun | persuasive relevance |
| weightiness | noun | the relative importance granted to something |
| impressiveness | noun | the quality of making a strong or vivid impression on the mind |
| impress | verb | have an emotional or cognitive impact upon |