Synonyms of circulating

circulating

verb

present participle of circulate

1

as in disseminating

to cause to be known over a considerable area or by many people

circulate the plans for the new stadium around town to get people's reaction

Synonyms & Similar Words

• disseminating
• spreading
• propagating
• transmitting
• broadcasting
• communicating
• imparting
• dispensing
• conveying
• radiating
• diffusing
• dispersing
• scattering
• passing (on)
• sprawling
• sowing
• dissipating

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• hiding
• holding (in)
• secreting
• concealing
• obscuring
• masking
• containing
• limiting
• restricting
• shrouding
• enshrouding
• veiling
• cloaking

2

as in whispering

to make (as a piece of information) the subject of common talk without any authority or confirmation of accuracy

circulated a rumor that someone was about to be fired

Synonyms & Similar Words

• whispering
• rumoring
• revealing
• suggesting
• hinting
• implying
• reporting
• telling
• disclosing
• spilling
• gossiping
• dishing
• exposing
• bruiting (about)
• propagating
• divulging
• proclaiming
• promulgating
• noising (about or abroad)
• baring
• intimating
• publicizing
• spreading
• blabbing
• insinuating
• broadcasting
• tattling
• bandying (about)
• blazing
• letting on (about)

3

as in spreading

to become known

the prince denies the story about an extramarital affair that's been circulating in the tabloids

Synonyms & Similar Words

• spreading
• unfolding
• telling
• breaking
• coming out
• getting out
• leaking (out)
• revealing
• developing
• getting around
• outing
• getting about
• getting round
• disclosing
• spilling
• transpiring

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• suppressing
• hiding
• concealing
• masking
• disguising
• secreting
• hushing (up)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of circulating

The ad began circulating overnight, just two weeks before Election Day. — ABC News, 20 Oct. 2026

There’s currently a petition circulating among them urging national leaders to respect their vote to endorse Raman. — Maxwell Adler, Vanity Fair, 19 Oct. 2026

Meanwhile, Calvin Klein said Thursday the brand and Leoni will part ways at the end of her current contract, confirming speculation that had been circulating in the market. — Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 16 Oct. 2026

Every year experts reformulate these vaccines depending on what strains of the virus are circulating or predicted to circulate during the coming winter season. — Claire Maldarelli, Scientific American, 16 Oct. 2026

That is the window in which the field’s claims about fewer side effects, meaningful efficacy at low circulating doses and consistent oral absorption either hold up or don’t. — Samantha Agate, Kansas City Star, 16 Oct. 2026

The Bureau of Prisons denied circulating reports that Combs had gotten into a fight with a prominent drug kingpin. — Cheyenne Roundtree, Rolling Stone, 16 Oct. 2026

With less cholesterol circulating in the blood, arteries can stay more flexible, allowing blood to flow more freely and helping blood pressure to remain low. — Sarah Garone, HEALTH, 15 Oct. 2026

Hours later, a neighbor showed him a disturbing video circulating online of a dog that had been hanged in a Lynwood alley less than a mile from Reyes’ home. — Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 13 Oct. 2026