Used in a Sentence

informed

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for informed.

Editorial note

For a generally rational generally well informed human this is likely true (note I'm not even going with the 'fully rational fully informed').

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Quick take

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

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of informed gathered in one view.

adjective

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

adjective

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

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for informed.

Example sentences

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For a generally rational generally well informed human this is likely true (note I'm not even going with the 'fully rational fully informed').

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InfoSec partners with teams across the organization, supporting their ability to make strategic decisions informed by expert security analysis.

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Make it easier to see the specifics in a more granular fashion so consumers can be informed.

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People, typically not very well-informed about California geography and the Southwest, do sometimes lazily refer to LA as a desert.

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That's human nature and direct democracy assumes that everyone is an informed rational thinker.

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For example, studies have shown that the average viewer of Fox News is less truthfully informed than people who don't consume any news.

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Be very specific; you will need to explain your situation in enough detail so we can make an informed decision.

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It seems that any major legislation should require an informed, rational public - something I do not believe to be possible.

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My best uninformed, informed guess as of v2 they are now on the same branch, potentially using feature flags to enable/disable behavior to reduce maintenance/support overhead.

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But we must recognize that an API is fundamentally a technical construct, so you can't really have an informed political discussion about an API without exploring the technical aspects at the same time.

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That's definitely the basis for an unbiased, informed decision.

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This is a very interesting and well-informed article.

Quote examples

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It's either a fact, or it's not.) Anyone who says, “In my opinion, two plus two equals four” should be corrected and informed that this is not an opinion but rather a universally accepted fact.

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We don't use them at work, and for a lot of the open source repos, it's just a bunch of +1s with the occasional constructive comment sprinkled in somewhere." I have a similar probably-not-well-enough-informed opinion of Github issues.

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To illustrate this, a patent (as originally intended at least) wouldn't be for something broad like "walking down the street" but maybe for something more like "walking down the street with a particular gait." While I don't necessarily agree with the patent system, it detracts from the conversation with it's not an informed discussion.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use informed in a sentence?

For a generally rational generally well informed human this is likely true (note I'm not even going with the 'fully rational fully informed').

What does informed mean?

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

What part of speech is informed?

informed is commonly used as adjective.