communicative

adjective

com·​mu·​ni·​ca·​tive kə-ˈmyü-nə-ˌkā-tiv  -ni-kə-tiv 

1

: tending to communicate : talkative

2

: of or relating to communication

communicatively adverb

communicativeness noun

Examples of communicative in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The script was assembled from real arguments between the couple, reframed as a cinematic metaphor for being trapped in a communicative spiral, as their characters’ attempts to reconnect devolve into murder. —Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 24 Feb. 2026

Yet the Mayor’s task seemed primarily to be a matter of remaining extremely visible and communicative, while committing no egregious public blunders, as members of the municipal workforce did their jobs. —Molly Fischer, New Yorker, 19 Feb. 2026

Loconsole argues that the apes’ prior communicative training may have skewed their performance. —Cody Cottier, Scientific American, 19 Feb. 2026

The steering has a natural, connected feel that's not artificially weighted, but is genuinely communicative. —New Atlas, 7 Feb. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1651, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for communicative

• uncommunicative

Kids Definition

communicative

adjective

com·​mu·​ni·​ca·​tive kə-ˈmyü-nə-ˌkāt-iv  -ni-kət-iv 

1

: tending to communicate : talkative

2

: of or relating to communication

communicativeness noun

Legal Definition

communicative

adjective

com·​mu·​ni·​ca·​tive kə-ˈmyü-nə-ˌkā-tiv, -kə-tiv 

1

: tending or serving to communicate

a communicative gesture

2

: of or relating to communication