COMMUNICATING Synonyms: 168 Similar and Opposite Words

communicating 1 of 2

adjective

as in connecting

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communicating

2 of 2

verb

present participle of communicate

as in transmitting

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 talking

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 displaying

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

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Recent Examples of communicating

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Once the lockout begins, teams will be restricted from communicating with the players on their 40-man rosters. — Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 13 Nov. 2026 Calls between Tin Can phones are free, while communicating with traditional phones, including cellphones, requires a monthly subscription. — Amy Corral, CBS News, 12 Nov. 2026 Harvard astrophysicist Avi Loeb and researchers Adam Hibberd and Adam Crowl have examined whether KY26 could actually be Phobos 1, an unmanned Soviet spacecraft that stopped communicating while traveling to Mars in 1988. — Greg Wehner, FOXNews.com, 12 Nov. 2026 The project gave him a use for the technology in communicating work still in development. — Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 12 Nov. 2026 Was communicating an environmentalist message — or more care for animals and the natural world — something that was important to you with this project? — Patrick Brzeski, HollywoodReporter, 10 Nov. 2026 Robert Popowski allegedly began communicating with the undercover detective in July, according to law enforcement officials. — Nicole Buss, Sacbee.com, 8 Nov. 2026 Prosecutors have alleged that Clase sometimes broke Major League Baseball rules by communicating with gamblers during games. — ABC News, 5 Nov. 2026 In the last two minutes of the flight, Filgueiras shifted from calmly communicating with air traffic controllers to calling out terrifying updates as the plane plummeted. — Josh Funk, Chicago Tribune, 3 Nov. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for communicating

Adjective

For families Ski vacations and mountain vacations are meant to be enjoyed with the whole family—there’s little that is more connecting than a day on the slopes.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026
Znotins acknowledges that the airline makes prices for those non-connecting trips expensive to discourage non-connecting customers from booking them.

— Talia Soglin, Chicago Tribune, 3 Apr. 2026

Definition of connecting

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Launched in 1977, Voyager 1 and 2 continue transmitting data past the heliosphere billions of kilometers away, while New Horizons successfully powered its 2015 flyby of Pluto using nuclear heat.

— Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 7 Nov. 2026
Certain mosquito species have gotten a bad reputation for transmitting diseases, including malaria, but other insects help control their populations.

— Chris Elphick, The Conversation, 6 Nov. 2026

Definition of transmitting

Verb

Social workers will keep talking to students, and the school will eventually hold a vigil or some kind of memorial, Palzet said.

— Marni Pyke, Chicago Tribune, 13 Nov. 2026
For everyone else, the guideline advises talking with a doctor at age 70 about the choice, saying benefits are less clear.

— CBS News, CBS News, 12 Nov. 2026

Definition of talking

Adjective

Rather than functioning solely as an independent strike aircraft, it is designed to exchange information with other platforms and contribute to a connected battlespace.

— Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 8 Nov. 2026
And Halverson added that the district has sought to find ways to help students feel connected at school — whether that’s sports, artistic activities or something else.

— Molly Morrow, Chicago Tribune, 8 Nov. 2026

Definition of connected

Verb

Grey Owl Eastern red-cedar (Juniperus virginiana ‘Grey Owl’) is a low-growing and low-spreading shrub that reaches 3 to 4 feet high and 6 to 8 feet wide with silver-grey foliage and blue berries.

— Beth Botts, Chicago Tribune, 8 Nov. 2026
Melanoma that has not penetrated into the deeper layer of the skin carries very little risk of spreading, in comparison.

— Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Nov. 2026

Definition of spreading

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Slowly, a door opens, revealing the shadow of Stephen, her husband.

— Angela Andaloro, PEOPLE, 6 Nov. 2026
The large wooden desk is framed by a bookshelf painted pastel robin’s egg blue, and an antique cabinet that stands on tall spindly legs, its doors open, revealing rows of small, narrow dividers for sorting mail or paperwork.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 5 Nov. 2026