COMMUNICATED Synonyms: 85 Similar and Opposite Words

communicated

verb

past tense of communicate

as in transmitted

to cause (something) to pass from one to another the infected cook unknowingly communicated the disease to hundreds of people

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as in talked

to engage in an exchange of information or ideas for decades the two medical centers have been communicating about cancer research

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as in revealed

to make known (something abstract) through outward signs his voice communicated a certain distrust and wariness

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Recent Examples of communicated For decades, climate change was communicated as a future event. — Jamil Wyne, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2026 City officials communicated that to LINXS, but not in writing, so LINKS went ahead and designed it to meet the wrong code. — Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 20 Aug. 2026 The de Poitrines communicated between songs in their own language — which may well predate English (or French) by several millenniums. — Jim Harrington, Mercury News, 20 Aug. 2026 The alleged plot unfolded over about a month as Bowie communicated with an FBI source posing as an ISIS facilitator, according to the affidavit. — Stephen Sorace , Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 20 Aug. 2026 How are recommendations communicated across dispatch, drivers, and customer service? — George Ninikas, Footwear News, 20 Aug. 2026 Before Thursday's game, Orioles manager Craig Albernaz said the front office had communicated with Major League Baseball about the call. — ABC News, 20 Aug. 2026 The Treasury and Fed have in practice historically communicated with each other on major changes in the balance sheet. — Matt Peterson, CNBC, 20 Aug. 2026 Over the course of about a year, Redding and Brown communicated and began spending time together, and Redding told investigators that Brown gained her trust, according to the records. — Christina Coulter, PEOPLE, 19 Aug. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for communicated

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It's usually transmitted through a bite from a bat, coyote, fox, raccoon or skunk.

— Nicholas Lentz, CBS News, 24 Aug. 2026
Processing that information in orbit can reduce the amount of raw data that has to be transmitted to Earth, where space-to-ground communications capacity can become a bottleneck.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 24 Aug. 2026

Definition of transmitted

Verb

During their visit, the wife talked incessantly, sharing stories about their family members in great detail.

— R. Eric Thomas, Washington Post, 31 Aug. 2026
The Hollywood Reporter reported in November 2024 that Cruise had talked to Paramount about a follow-up to his 1990 NASCAR racing film.

— ABC News, ABC News, 29 Aug. 2026

Definition of talked

Verb

Then there is the summer of life, where the fruits of it all are being revealed.

— Margaux Anbouba, Vogue, 28 Aug. 2026
When it was revealed that the band Geese used a digital marketing firm that deployed thousands of social media accounts to boost their music in users’ feeds, critics called the band a psyop.

— Harmeet Kaur, CNN Money, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of revealed

Verb

Mellencamp, 45, was initially diagnosed with melanoma that spread.

— Raechal Shewfelt, Entertainment Weekly, 28 Aug. 2026
But the war’s unintended consequences have spread far beyond the Middle East, affecting global security, diminishing America’s global standing, and potentially providing its adversaries with an opportunity to expand their influence.

— Ivana Kottasová, CNN Money, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of spread

Verb

The Romans had their thermae, the Japanese communed in onsens, and Native American tribes gathered in sweat lodges.

— Jen Murphy, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 May 2026
Psychic medium Patti Negri communed with the spirits at the Winchester Mystery House on Wednesday night to make a prediction on which team will win the Super Bowl on Sunday.

— Sal Pizarro, Mercury News, 5 Feb. 2026

Definition of communed

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This image taken on August 25, 2026 shows an Icelandic flag displayed along a street in central Reykjavik, Iceland, ahead of the country's upcoming referendum.

— Sam Meredith, CNBC, 28 Aug. 2026
To drive home their appeal for funds from Washington, the lawmakers displayed a board that showed the amount of money sent by the federal government to support previous games.

— James Rainey, Los Angeles Times, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of displayed

Verb

The images conveyed gravity, purpose and leadership in a time of existential crisis.

— Letters to the Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 23 Aug. 2026
The real reason the episode works, though, is its nifty, twisty structure, a series of stories conveyed to an absent Marshall via flashbacks and phone calls.

— Erin Strecker, Entertainment Weekly, 22 Aug. 2026

Definition of conveyed

Verb

The duo will confess that their best NFL recap episodes are brainstormed in hotel bars and airport lounges.

— Jayna Bardahl, New York Times, 15 July 2026
Writers Rashida Jones and Will McCormack also took part in that rehearsal period, adjusting the script as the whole team brainstormed how to make the characters deeper and more complex.

— Kirsten Chuba, HollywoodReporter, 25 June 2026