Synonyms of communicate

communicate

verb

kə-ˈmyü-nə-ˌkāt 

1

as in to transmit

to cause (something) to pass from one to another

the infected cook unknowingly communicated the disease to hundreds of people

Synonyms & Similar Words

• transmit
• spread
• convey
• give
• disseminate
• impart
• propagate
• conduct
• transfer
• deliver
• transfuse
• diffuse
• broadcast
• turn over
• hand over
• surrender
• infect
• contaminate
• hand down
• poison
• hand on

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• catch
• contract
• come down (with)

2

as in to talk

to engage in an exchange of information or ideas

for decades the two medical centers have been communicating about cancer research

Synonyms & Similar Words

• talk
• intercommunicate
• brainstorm
• converse
• message
• correspond
• commune
• bond
• contact
• relate
• approach
• board
• accost

3

as in to reveal

to make known (something abstract) through outward signs

his voice communicated a certain distrust and wariness

Synonyms & Similar Words

• reveal
• display
• show
• demonstrate
• betray
• manifest
• expose
• declare
• evince
• disclose
• give away
• sound
• bespeak
• uncover
• announce
• advertise
• proclaim
• publicize
• broadcast
• bare
• air
• unbosom
• project
• uncloak
• blaze
• trumpet
• placard

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• misrepresent
• distort
• falsify
• belie
• disguise
• twist
• conceal
• camouflage
• hide
• gloss (over)
• cover
• garble
• obscure
• occlude
• mask
• gild
• veil
• whitewash
• varnish
• counterfeit

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of communicate

The steering could communicate more, and the vehicle's substantial mass is always lurking somewhere underneath the otherwise impressive dynamics. — New Atlas, 22 Aug. 2026

Staff and guests communicate via walkie-talkies instead of hotel phones. — Johanna Wolfe, Robb Report, 22 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

If someone your child only knows online starts asking for another username, phone number or private way to communicate, your child should know to tell you. — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 21 Aug. 2026

Phrases Containing communicate

• communicate (with)