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 Registering with one communicates membership in that community — something many people understandably interpret as support for its principles. — Ethan Hicks, The Orlando Sentinel, 18 Aug. 2026 Traditional interviews were built to assess how a candidate presents, communicates, and thinks on their feet. — Kara Dennison, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026 Relational signaling matters because the gift itself communicates something about the relationship. — Ryan Brennan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 13 Aug. 2026 The device, which communicates via Bluetooth, is removable and rechargeable. — Greg Uyeno, IEEE Spectrum, 13 Aug. 2026 Warsh, who has promised sweeping changes in how the Fed communicates, also floated the idea of having fewer of these gatherings. — Alex Harring, CNBC, 12 Aug. 2026 Families sometimes assume the teacher has already reviewed the IEP or understands how their child communicates, learns or responds to sensory challenges. — Jennifer Durocher, Sun Sentinel, 5 Aug. 2026 Though people rarely notice or think about temples, Dubrow says the fullness of that facial region communicates significant information. — Charles Trepany, USA Today, 31 July 2026 Wallace communicates with sign language or through his interpreter, Jo Beth Prince. — Caleb Otte, Los Angeles Times, 25 July 2026

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While the car transmits every ripple in the road, its trick Multimatic dampers round off imperfections beautifully, so the chassis never feels discombobulated.

— Tim Pitt, Robb Report, 22 July 2026
His music gives me chills, transmits cosmic waves of light, wisdom, and divine emotions.

— Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 21 July 2026

Definition of transmits

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Prize Director Michael Kelleher talks with 2026 Windham-Campbell Prize for Nonfiction recipient Kei Miller about Yuval Noah Harari’s sprawling and sometimes controversial book Sapiens and about how humanity is fiction (and vice-versa).

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 12 Aug. 2026
In this encore episode for our Tech Camp series, host Regina Barber talks to Carl Zimmer, a science reporter at The New York Times, about his reporting on mirror cells — and why creating them could lead to devastating consequences for life on Earth.

— Berly McCoy, NPR, 10 Aug. 2026

Definition of talks

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Reading The Quality Of A Tennis Necklace The difference between a tennis necklace that lasts and one that does not reveals itself in details most people never think to check.

— Pooja Mistry, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2026
But Roy’s story of Annie (Arjun Raina), a New Delhi architecture student caught in a vicious cycle of failing and repeating his studies, gradually reveals itself as a sharp and poignant portrayal of youth, deftly poised between hope and cynicism.

— Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of reveals

Verb

That corresponds with the city’s overall vacancy rate plummeting to its lowest point in nearly 60 years.

— Tiana Lowe Doescher, The Washington Examiner, 15 Aug. 2026
At the center of the bipartisan legislation is NIL, short for name, image and likeness, which corresponds to a student athlete’s ability to use their personal brand to make money.

— Ken Makin, Christian Science Monitor, 11 Aug. 2026

Definition of corresponds

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Both displays support adaptive brightness for automatic adjustments based on the ambient lighting and reach a maximum output of 3,000 nits, which is plenty bright, even when viewed in direct sunlight.

— Andrew Gebhart, PC Magazine, 15 Aug. 2026
Adjacent to the shrine is the Yushukan Museum, which displays wartime artifacts.

— ABC News, ABC News, 14 Aug. 2026

Definition of displays

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The effect, say experts in fashion and politics, is a softer look that conveys authority without confrontation.

— ABC News, ABC News, 13 Aug. 2026
And Cooke, the season’s MVP of revealing expressions and reaction shots, conveys through Alicent’s uncertain and frightened face at all those butterflies a dawning realization of the betrayal she’s suffered.

— Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 10 Aug. 2026

Definition of conveys

Verb

Every year the Bronx Zoo team brainstorms different additions to its offerings, and some of the challenges lie in choosing the right ones.

— Emma Gometz, Scientific American, 13 Feb. 2026
Maybe everyone picks a different resolution, and the group brainstorms how to best help each person achieve it.

— Valerie Trapp, The Atlantic, 30 Dec. 2025