Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

well-informed

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: 4.44 in modern English

Syllables: well-in-formed
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

3

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Furnished with sufficient, correct knowledge.

Example Sentences

"Second, a railway research department represents a qualified and specialised consultancy service, to provide the basis for well-informed high-level decisions regarding new designs or possible lines of development."
"You’re well-informed, so you already microwave your germy kitchen sponge. Or should you?"
"This is especially important when things are not going to plan - well-informed passengers tend to react better to delays and disruption."

Inflected Forms

better-informed (comparative) more well-informed (comparative) best-informed (superlative) most well-informed (superlative)

Synonyms

intelligent

Questions

What does well-informed mean?: Furnished with sufficient, correct knowledge.

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