COMMUNICATING Synonyms: 168 Similar and Opposite Words

communicating 1 of 2

adjective

as in connecting

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communicating

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verb

present participle of communicate

as in transmitting

to cause (something) to pass from one to another the infected cook unknowingly communicated the disease to hundreds of people

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as in talking

to engage in an exchange of information or ideas for decades the two medical centers have been communicating about cancer research

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as in displaying

to make known (something abstract) through outward signs his voice communicated a certain distrust and wariness

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Recent Examples of communicating

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Gucci on Tuesday will unveil a campaign conceived by artistic director Demna — his first communicating his debut collection for the Italian house, which was presented with a runway show in Milan in February. — Luisa Zargani, Footwear News, 25 Aug. 2026 The states are not currently communicating well and legal action might give them the structure to set out their positions better. — Laura Paddison, CNN Money, 25 Aug. 2026 Great presidents have shown the importance of communicating their vision and their reasoning for undertaking a certain action. — Tom Jurkowsky, Baltimore Sun, 23 Aug. 2026 The outlet alleged that after reuniting backstage at the 2020 Actor Awards (formerly known as the SAG Awards), the exes—who married in 2000 and divorced in 2005—began communicating regularly once again. — Allison Degrushe, StyleCaster, 22 Aug. 2026 Katseye is communicating that no one should continue to look for the innocence and empowerment of 2024’s SIS (Soft Is Strong), their first EP. — Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 21 Aug. 2026 Moore will return to court in September for the communicating threats charges related to Bogan, and in October for a hearing in the disorderly conduct case related to the April confrontation with officers in uptown. — Amber Gaudet updated August 21, Charlotte Observer, 21 Aug. 2026 The complaint alleges that Bowie, who converted to Islam five years ago and became radicalized online, spent a month communicating with an ISIS facilitator who was actually an undercover operative working with the FBI. — Adam England, PEOPLE, 21 Aug. 2026 New research finds the majority of people read their test results before communicating with their doctor. — Tom Gavin, EverydayHealth.com, 21 Aug. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for communicating

Adjective

Znotins acknowledges that the airline makes prices for those non-connecting trips expensive to discourage non-connecting customers from booking them.

— Talia Soglin, Chicago Tribune, 3 Apr. 2026
Gateway is modified to first repair the old 1910 tunnel immediately and construct a more economical new tunnel (without expensive and unneeded bench walls and cross-connecting passageways) and link it directly into Penn Station.

— New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 16 Feb. 2026

Definition of connecting

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Experts expect that the US will soon lose its elimination status, the recognition by the World Health Organization that measles is no longer transmitting regularly within a country.

— Jamie Gumbrecht, CNN Money, 25 Aug. 2026
Furthermore, monitoring an audio signal requires considerably less power than remaining airborne or continuously transmitting video, potentially allowing the drone to remain in position for much longer periods.

— Vikram Mittal, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2026

Definition of transmitting

Verb

When families of the Lincoln’s sailors started talking with reporters, their complaints were met with contempt from the top.

— Andrea N. Goldstein, The Atlantic, 28 Aug. 2026
Taken with each other, Celine agrees to continue talking with Jesse in Vienna before his morning flight.

— David Faris, TheWeek, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of talking

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Garen notes that naming or displaying a device may offer limited distinction when nearby practices provide comparable services.

— Connie Etemadi, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2026
Perhaps a swimsuit on a chair, or in an inner courtyard balcony, but what are these people thinking, displaying their underwear?

— Jacobina Martin, Washington Post, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of displaying

Adjective

For Castellanos, meanwhile, the All-American Game provides a chance to remain connected to baseball while passing along lessons from a 15-year major league career that included two All-Star selections and a World Series appearance.

— Peter Chawaga, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026
Leaving is sometimes necessary, but far more often the harder and healthier work is learning how to stay connected to imperfect people without surrendering ourselves, or trying to control them.

— David H. Rosmarin, Time, 29 Aug. 2026

Definition of connected

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Early symptoms of measles include fever, cough, runny nose and red, watery eyes, Pennsylvania health officials said, and a rash follows a few days later, starting on the head and spreading downward.

— Jamie Gumbrecht, CNN Money, 25 Aug. 2026
Three to five days after the start of these symptoms, a red or reddish- brown rash appears, usually starting on a person’s face at the hairline and spreading downward to the entire body.

— Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of spreading

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The team’s entire front office was fired in 1978, and Rasmussen soon turned his attention to brainstorming with his son on the creation of sports on cable TV with the help of a $9,000 credit card advance.

— ABC News, ABC News, 18 Aug. 2026
While Nick is thinking about crossover plots, Segura is brainstorming how Sage and co’s experience on tour with Connect 3 could shape a new installment.

— Sarah Hearon, Entertainment Weekly, 14 Aug. 2026

Definition of brainstorming

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This is where the episode finally loops back on itself, with the recruiter laying out a black hole on the ground, revealing the mall to be a kind of pocket universe.

— Siddhant Adlakha, Vulture, 31 Aug. 2026
Berne is the lead author of a new research paper revealing the discovery of the strange southern hotspot.

— Keith Cooper, Space.com, 31 Aug. 2026