Word family noun informant information informer misinformation disinformation adjective informative ≠ uninformative informed ≠ uninformed verb inform misinform adverb informatively 
From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishinformedin‧formed /ɪnˈfɔːmd $ -ɔːr-/  ●○○ adjective  1 INFORMATIONhaving a lot of knowledge or information about a particular subject or situation Informed sources said it was likely that the president would make a televised statement.well-informed/ill-informed I became reasonably well-informed about the subject.2  → informed decision/choice/judgment etc3  → keep somebody informedExamples from the Corpus
informed• an informed public• The report was confirmed by informed sources within the government. 
