COMMUNICATIVE Synonyms: 63 Similar and Opposite Words

communicative

adjective

Definition of communicative

as in outgoing

characterized by abundant communication and expression The child was shy and not very communicative. The workplace had a friendly and communicative atmosphere.

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Recent Examples of communicative Gemini Kids influenced by the sign of the Twins are curious, communicative, social, fun-loving, and open-minded. — Maressa Brown, Parents, 18 June 2026 According to the researchers, the findings suggest that infants become sensitive to the communicative and intentional nature of human gaze during the first year of life. — Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 1 June 2026 Being multiliterate also implies that the contemporary hypertext and hypermedia user is endowed with a capacity of discernment regarding which semiotic modes can be most efficiently employed to carry a specific communicative load. — Carmen Daniela Maier, Encyclopedia Britannica, 26 May 2026 Hopkinson was dynamic and communicative; after a long, draining summer Newcastle needed a jolt of adrenaline. — George Caulkin, New York Times, 25 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for communicative

Recent Examples of Synonyms for communicative

Adjective

Zelenskyy met separately Tuesday with outgoing defense minister Mykhailo Fedorov, a 35-year-old tech-savvy entrepreneur credited with swiftly developing Ukraine’s drone technology that has given it a battlefield edge.

— ABC News, ABC News, 22 July 2026
Haley, president of the Arizona State Board of Education, was endorsed by outgoing state Treasurer Kimberly Yee.

— Arizona Republic, AZCentral.com, 21 July 2026

Definition of outgoing

Adjective

Many autistic individuals are highly intelligent, articulate, and academically successful.

— Walter Pavlo, Forbes.com, 25 July 2026
Which is why the delivery of a frank but highly articulate speech about desire, especially to the very person one desires, proves unbearably intense.

— André Aciman, Literary Hub, 13 July 2026

Definition of articulate

Adjective

The expansive list of diagnostic codes Konza provided in the email includes injuries that do not involve consumer products.

— CNN Money, CNN Money, 27 July 2026
In Mel Brooks’ parody fashion, the Spaceballs team parodied Marvel’s Hall H panels with an expansive Spaceballs Cinematic Universe, stretching across 180-degree screens in the room.

— Laura Sirikul, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026