Synonyms of contacts

contacts 1 of 2

noun

plural of contact

as in connections

an acquaintance who has influence especially in the business or political world

an intern who got her summer job in the governor's office through contacts

Synonyms & Similar Words

• connections
• ins
• insiders
• somebodies
• VIPs
• mediators
• bigwigs
• big shots
• intermediaries
• middlemen
• arbitrators
• conciliators
• intercessors
• arbiters
• peacemakers
• interposers
• go-betweens

contacts

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of contact

as in reaches

to transmit information or requests to

you can contact me at this number

Synonyms & Similar Words

• reaches
• addresses
• informs
• gets
• tells
• calls
• communicates (with)
• gets hold of
• gets in touch with
• phones
• telephones
• advises
• touches base (with)
• clues
• briefs
• notifies
• fills in
• gets through (to)
• buzzes
• rings (up)
• familiarizes
• enlightens
• instructs
• apprises
• acquaints
• keeps up (with)
• wises (up)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of contacts

Noun

Delete contacts from your cell phone that no longer have any business being there. —Glamour, 25 Apr. 2026

Know your evacuation zones and key emergency contacts. —Cox Communications, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Apr. 2026

Played by a Colman Domingo who is done up to look the most wax figurine of them all in a shellacking of makeup, prosthetics, and colored contacts, Joe is always either giving an avaricious open-mouthed leer or a cold-eyed glare. —Alison Willmore, Vulture, 23 Apr. 2026

Also on hand are guest relations manager Armir Sedjaj, who can help arrange fun activities and give tips on Marrakech’s best design studios and insider souk shops, while Artistic Director Samy Snoussi gives tours of Rumi’s art collection and facilitates contacts with galleries and artist studios. —Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Apr. 2026

Submit monthly records of volunteer activities and contacts. —Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado april 22, Sacbee.com, 22 Apr. 2026

Francis then moved Prevost to head one of the most important Vatican jobs — prefect of the Dicastery for Bishops — that gave Prevost crucial experience in the Vatican bureaucracy and contacts with the cardinals who would eventually choose Francis’ successor. —ABC News, 21 Apr. 2026

Nikolas Kokovlis | Nurphoto | Getty Images Prediction markets platform Polymarket is expanding into trading of perpetual futures contacts, the company said Tuesday. —Tanaya MacHeel, CNBC, 21 Apr. 2026

Your car may also collect text messages and contacts from your connected smartphone. —Anne Toomey McKenna, The Conversation, 21 Apr. 2026

Verb

For most mammals, water quickly penetrates wet fur and directly contacts the skin, eliminating the coat’s key benefit. —Encyclopedia Britannica, 8 Apr. 2026

The next time Ray contacts you (hopefully sober), tell him there is nothing more to work out. —Abigail Van Buren, Boston Herald, 23 Mar. 2026

The Moon contacts Earth’s umbra. —Ryan Brennan, Kansas City Star, 19 Feb. 2026

Once the Moon contacts the umbra, a dark bite progressively sweeps across the lunar surface. —Ryan Brennan, Miami Herald, 19 Feb. 2026

When a debt collection agency first contacts you, they're legally required to send a validation notice within five days. —Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 19 Dec. 2025

The service manager contacts Endurance for authorization. —Alora Bopray, USA Today, 8 Dec. 2025

The sheriff’s office then contacts the deputy assigned to the courtroom where the officer expects to find the person named in the warrant. —Monroe Trombly, Louisville Courier Journal, 8 Dec. 2025

My brother only contacts me just before coming with his wife and 10-year-old daughter to our family home once a year for a week. —R. Eric Thomas, Mercury News, 24 Nov. 2025