INTERACTS Synonyms: 20 Similar and Opposite Words

interacts

verb

present tense third-person singular of interact

as in mingles

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Recent Examples of interacts Despite the sea change underway in how the Fed interacts with the public, Hammack said there are relatively few signs of it behind closed doors in the daily workings of the committee. — Brian Cheung, NBC news, 28 Aug. 2026 While a lot of the shorts are fully animated, the parts where this cartoon interacts with the real world were the most exciting then and are still a delight now. — James Grebey, Vulture, 28 Aug. 2026 CoQ10 interacts with various medications and may cause gastrointestinal side effects or trouble sleeping. — Megan Nunn, Verywell Health, 26 Aug. 2026 Toilet paper does not pose a major risk How toilet paper interacts with people’s skin in these areas and their overall health is not well studied. — Jillian Pretzel, Time, 26 Aug. 2026 The researchers suggested that the cavity’s fluctuating electromagnetic field interacts with the superconducting state through virtual photons. — Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 22 Aug. 2026 This development directly challenges Apple's privacy-first brand, as a third-party AI now interacts with its core messaging platform. — Gabriel Alin Zainescu, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026 The bright mode interacts strongly with incoming light, while the dark mode couples much more weakly and can hold optical energy for longer. — New Atlas, 19 Aug. 2026 Instead of providing the same response across the entire sleep surface, the system is engineered to create different levels of support and responsiveness based on how the body interacts with the mattress. — Wyles Daniel, USA Today, 19 Aug. 2026

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After the presentations, the audience mingles with anyone who caught their attention.

— Hanna Wickes, Charlotte Observer, 2 July 2026
Julianne Hough mingles with the crowd, as does Arian Moayed; Anna Wintour daughter Bee Carrozzini, who hosts her own cake-happy theater party every year, holds court with Fiona Rudin.

— Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 7 June 2026

Definition of mingles

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The fund also powers the Yavarhoussen Scholarship, which collaborates with the Institut National d’Histoire de l’Art in Paris to research and publish books on Malagasy art history.

— Gameli Hamelo, ARTnews.com, 28 Aug. 2026
Film Independent also collaborates with other Los Angeles arts nonprofits.

— Anne Thompson, IndieWire, 14 Aug. 2026

Definition of collaborates

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Eastern Point Lighthouse, Gloucester Widow’s Bay’s lighthouse is the center of a running bit in which Tom communicates with the keeper, Garrett (Fred Robbins), using walkie-talkies—often yielding the opposite results Tom hopes for.

— Nicholas DeRenzo, Travel + Leisure, 25 Aug. 2026
Registering with one communicates membership in that community — something many people understandably interpret as support for its principles.

— Ethan Hicks, The Orlando Sentinel, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of communicates

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Each and every item relates in some way to the novel’s storyline, yet miraculously, many of the objects were sourced before the book was even written.

— CNT Editors, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Aug. 2026
Holland’s Spider-Man relates more personally to everyone — friends and foes — than any other superhero; his scenes with the Punisher (Jon Bernthal), Bruce Banner (Mark Ruffalo), Det.

— Culture Critic, Los Angeles Times, 4 Aug. 2026

Definition of relates

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There were 223 seats at the Lee’s Summit restaurant, not all of them in use, like the 24 in the open-air patio or at the two bars — one that expands into a third outdoor patio for when the weather cooperates.

— Katelyn Umholtz, Kansas City Star, 3 Aug. 2026
If the weather cooperates, the possibilities are endless — hiking, surfing, sunbathing, strolling, gazing at the stars in the sky.

— Ed Silverman, STAT, 31 July 2026

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