Synonyms of communicates

communicates

verb

present tense third-person singular of communicate

1

as in transmits

to cause (something) to pass from one to another

the infected cook unknowingly communicated the disease to hundreds of people

Synonyms & Similar Words

• transmits
• spreads
• conveys
• gives
• imparts
• disseminates
• propagates
• conducts
• delivers
• transfers
• transfuses
• diffuses
• broadcasts
• surrenders
• turns over
• infects
• contaminates
• hands over
• hands down
• hands on
• poisons

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• catches
• contracts
• comes down (with)

2

as in talks

to engage in an exchange of information or ideas

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• talks
• intercommunicates
• corresponds
• brainstorms
• messages
• converses
• communes
• relates
• bonds
• contacts
• accosts
• boards
• approaches

3

as in reveals

to make known (something abstract) through outward signs

his voice communicated a certain distrust and wariness

Synonyms & Similar Words

• reveals
• displays
• shows
• demonstrates
• betrays
• manifests
• exposes
• evinces
• declares
• discloses
• bespeaks
• sounds
• gives away
• announces
• proclaims
• uncovers
• advertises
• bares
• publicizes
• broadcasts
• airs
• uncloaks
• unbosoms
• blazes
• projects
• trumpets
• placards

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• belies
• misrepresents
• distorts
• falsifies
• camouflages
• twists
• disguises
• conceals
• hides
• obscures
• covers
• garbles
• glosses (over)
• masks
• gilds
• occludes
• varnishes
• whitewashes
• counterfeits
• veils

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of communicates

Each clinic quotes differently, communicates differently, and plans recovery differently, and the patient does the reconciling, usually in a second language and sometimes on their own. — Miami Herald, 5 Oct. 2026

In an email to The Star on Saturday, district spokesperson Jackie Williams said how the district communicates with families during incidents like the two over the last week may look different depending on the circumstances. — Nathan Pilling, Kansas City Star, 4 Oct. 2026

How does a humanity that communicates many-to-many come to know what is true? — Simon Denny, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026

Science has shown the microbiome also communicates with the brain to produce neurotransmitters like serotonin, which are important for sleep, mood and stress levels. — Brenda Goodman, CNN Money, 1 Oct. 2026

Merely agreeing with a cause communicates very little about someone’s commitment. — Chris Roemer, Baltimore Sun, 1 Oct. 2026

An airline that consistently recovers faster, communicates earlier and rebooks passengers proactively builds a reputational advantage that’s difficult for competitors to replicate because it’s embedded in operational infrastructure, not marketing. — Abha Dogra, Forbes.com, 29 Sep. 2026

Warsh has quickly put his stamp on the way the Fed communicates. — Steve Liesman,matt Peterson, CNBC, 25 Sep. 2026

Milan said the new imagery communicates freshness, up-to-date-ness. — Daniel Hernandez, Los Angeles Times, 23 Sep. 2026