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

People interested in donating should visit the organizations' official websites directly rather than relying on donation links circulating through unfamiliar social media accounts or messages. — Zachary Bynum, CBS News, 12 Aug. 2026

According to these circulating reports, the Japanese population too would also convert out of loyalty to their emperor. — Mimi Hanaoka, The Conversation, 11 Aug. 2026

Videos circulating on social media, and geolocated by CNN, show a huge blaze raging and plumes of smoke rising from an area just outside the city, close to what appear to be the characteristic towers of an oil refinery. — Issy Ronald, CNN Money, 10 Aug. 2026

Most diagnoses do happen after age 60, but doctors say assuming younger men are safe is one of the most damaging prostate cancer myths still circulating. — Hanna Wickes, Kansas City Star, 10 Aug. 2026

Buzz about Ascension‘s series order began circulating a year ago. — Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 10 Aug. 2026

Copies may also keep circulating after the original post disappears. — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 9 Aug. 2026

Adipose tissue converts androgens into estrogen, so rapid fat loss shifts circulating estrogen quickly. — Jesse Pines, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026

Moderna has begun a Phase 1 clinical trial of an Ebola vaccine set to target the Bundibugyo strain, which is currently circulating in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), the pharmaceutical company announced Tuesday. — Youri Benadjaoud, ABC News, 4 Aug. 2026