COMMUNICATES Synonyms: 83 Similar and Opposite Words

communicates

verb

present tense third-person singular of communicate

as in transmits

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 talks

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 reveals

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

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Recent Examples of communicates Roy Derks, a principal product manager at IBM, has OpenClaw set up on his home Mac mini and communicates with it through an app like WhatsApp or Telegram. —

Cnn.com Wire Service, Mercury News, 10 Apr. 2026 Its last transit, 1998–2012, coincided with the rise of the internet, social media and digital culture, along with technologies that transformed how humanity communicates and builds community. —

Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 10 Apr. 2026 In the revival, Malcolm cautiously communicates with his family from a distance. —

Allison McClain Merrill, Parents, 8 Apr. 2026 Emma, meanwhile, grows anxious over how poorly Charlie communicates his fears. —

Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 8 Apr. 2026 This system communicates with parents via phone, text and email. —

Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 7 Apr. 2026 Humphrey communicates with the VTS and says 18 civilian operators have not been paid in over a month due to the government shutdown. —

CBS News, 5 Apr. 2026 With his approval rating slipping and scrutiny mounting over how his office communicates with Marylanders, this week’s reader poll asks whether voters still trust the governor to level with the public. —

Baltimore Sun Staff, Baltimore Sun, 4 Apr. 2026 Cornell Law School's Legal Information Institute says ex parte communications happen when one party to a case communicates with a judge without the knowledge or presence of the other party's attorneys. —

Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 2 Apr. 2026

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Last year, the state’s Department of Food and Agriculture cut down 30% of the nursery’s citrus trees on concerns they were infested with Asian citrus psyllid, a sap-sucking bug that transmits a devastating citrus disease.

— Pat Maio, Oc Register, 17 Apr. 2026
Lumentum’s technology helps convert electrical signals into light, and Corning makes the optical fiber that transmits the light across the data center.

— Jeff Marks, CNBC, 10 Apr. 2026