Synonyms of communicating

communicating 1 of 2

adjective

as in connecting

Related Words

• connecting
• connected
• joined
• attached
• linked
• united
• closest
• embracing
• interconnecting
• nearby
• approximate
• nearest
• immediate
• joining
• next-door
• encircling
• surrounding
• nigh
• adjacent
• touching
• near
• bounding
• close
• juxtaposed
• contiguous
• adjoining
• enclosing
• peripheral
• abutting
• neighboring
• flanking
• marginal
• conterminous
• tangential
• circumjacent
• fencing
• rimming
• fringing
• ambient
• skirting
• flush
• encompassing
• tangent
• verging
• bordering

Dissimilar Words

• separate
• discrete
• apart
• isolated
• single
• disconnected
• unconnected
• detached
• noncontiguous
• isolate
• remote
• distant
• removed
• nonadjacent
• unattached
• far
• free-standing
• unlinked
• away
• farthest
• resolved
• divided
• discontinuous
• split
• broken up
• severed
• divorced
• noncontinuous
• uncoupled
• dissociated
• far-off
• parted
• faraway
• ramified
• disunited
• disjoined
• sundered
• dissevered
• unyoked

communicating

2 of 2

verb

present participle of communicate

1

as in transmitting

to cause (something) to pass from one to another

the infected cook unknowingly communicated the disease to hundreds of people

Synonyms & Similar Words

• transmitting
• spreading
• conveying
• giving
• disseminating
• imparting
• propagating
• transferring
• conducting
• delivering
• transfusing
• broadcasting
• diffusing
• surrendering
• turning over
• infecting
• handing over
• contaminating
• poisoning
• handing down
• handing on

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• catching
• contracting
• coming down (with)

2

as in talking

to engage in an exchange of information or ideas

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• talking
• intercommunicating
• brainstorming
• conversing
• communing
• corresponding
• contacting
• relating
• messaging
• bonding
• approaching
• boarding
• accosting

3

as in displaying

to make known (something abstract) through outward signs

his voice communicated a certain distrust and wariness

Synonyms & Similar Words

• displaying
• revealing
• showing
• demonstrating
• betraying
• manifesting
• exposing
• declaring
• disclosing
• evincing
• giving away
• sounding
• uncovering
• announcing
• publicizing
• broadcasting
• proclaiming
• advertising
• baring
• bespeaking
• projecting
• airing
• unbosoming
• blazing
• trumpeting
• uncloaking
• placarding

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• misrepresenting
• distorting
• falsifying
• twisting
• disguising
• belying
• camouflaging
• concealing
• hiding
• covering
• garbling
• masking
• obscuring
• varnishing
• glossing (over)
• whitewashing
• counterfeiting
• occluding
• veiling
• gilding

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of communicating

Verb

The lawsuit said the teen was then isolated from peers, deprived of basic needs and kept from communicating freely with his parents. — Nicole Blanchard, Idaho Statesman, 8 July 2026

Managers are communicating more often, being less secretive, providing transparency and providing more clarity about distributions and redemptions. — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026

These days, Americans age 15 and older spend an average of less than 35 minutes per day socializing and communicating with others in their leisure time, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. — Gili Malinsky, CNBC, 8 July 2026

On Friday, Ohtani handed back over pitch-calling duties, communicating with head shakes and nods instead of the PitchCom buttons on his arm. — Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 4 July 2026

County officials are communicating with the app organizers and will send out community messages before updating evacuation maps moving forward. — Katie Langford, Denver Post, 4 July 2026

The Justice Department and the states also outlined actions the companies will need to take, including adopting antitrust compliance programs and banning communicating with competitors on pricing and bidding strategies. — Wyatte Grantham-Philips, Fortune, 2 July 2026

In 2015, the two began communicating on social media; in November of that year Taylor posted a picture of Paulson online. — Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 1 July 2026

People in La Guaira had trouble communicating with those outside the area. — Joshua Partlow, The Atlantic, 30 June 2026