Noun

• S: (n) relation, telling, recounting (an act of narration)
• S: (n) telling, apprisal, notification (informing by words)
• S: (n) tattle, singing, telling (disclosing information or giving evidence about another)

Verb

• S: (v) state, say, tell (express in words)
• S: (v) tell (let something be known)
• S: (v) tell, narrate, recount, recite (narrate or give a detailed account of)
• S: (v) order, tell, enjoin, say (give instructions to or direct somebody to do something with authority)
• S: (v) tell (discern or comprehend)
• S: (v) assure, tell (inform positively and with certainty and confidence)
• S: (v) tell, evidence (give evidence)
• S: (v) distinguish, separate, differentiate, secern, secernate, severalize, severalise, tell, tell apart (mark as different)

Adjective

• S: (adj) revealing, telling, telltale (disclosing unintentionally something concealed)
• S: (adj) cogent, telling, weighty (powerfully persuasive)
• S: (adj) impressive, telling (producing a strong effect)