INTERACTING Synonyms: 20 Similar and Opposite Words

interacting

verb

present participle of interact

as in mingling

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Recent Examples of interacting Outside of Betty, Grampy and Pudgy, all the other characters in the show are underwritten, ill-conceived and unrealistic — and these are supposed to be the real everyday modern humans interacting the old cartoons. — Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 12 Nov. 2026 These ideas fueled the theory of a metabolism-first world, which proposes that life arose as self-sustaining networks of molecules interacting and indefinitely making more of each other. — Yasemin Saplakoglu, Quanta Magazine, 12 Nov. 2026 These days, brief exchanges with Travis are as close as Marshall comes to interacting with other Followers. — Noelle Crombie, ProPublica, 11 Nov. 2026 On its face, biography is the genre of the integral subject—a person interacting with others but distinct from them, not dissolving in a sea of substance. — Kieran Setiya, New Yorker, 10 Nov. 2026 Informally distributed agent management responsibilities may work during experimentation, but thousands of agents interacting with applications, data, employees, customers and one another require a more deliberate operating model. — Lakshmanan Alagappan, Forbes.com, 6 Nov. 2026 Parents want to see clear numbers about how long our students are interacting with screens. — Naperville Sun, Chicago Tribune, 6 Nov. 2026 Unlike conventional vulnerability assessments that examine source code, the web penetration test required GPT-6 Cyber to identify weaknesses by interacting directly with live web applications. — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 5 Nov. 2026 OpenAI has invested heavily in voice AI models, whose humanlike responses make interacting with the technology more seamless. — Emily Forlini, Fortune, 3 Nov. 2026

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Spreading the party around encourages mingling, provides more seating, and avoids tight areas from becoming crowded.

— Maria Sabella, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Nov. 2026
The sound of devotional music drifted through the streets of Yuba City on Sunday morning, mingling with children’s laughter and the conversations of families gathered to celebrate a tradition rooted in faith, culture and community.

— Nicole Buss, Sacbee.com, 1 Nov. 2026

Definition of mingling

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There’s a reason Stallones is equally comfortable collaborating with the Congos and Laraaji.

— Daniel Bromfield, Pitchfork, 12 Nov. 2026
Following his perfumey instrumentals, the songwriter began collaborating with journeyman Norwegian vocalist Jørn Lande, bassist Becky Baldwin and drummer Karl Brazil, who has worked with pop icons Robbie Williams and James Blunt.

— Katherine Turman, Los Angeles Times, 11 Nov. 2026

Definition of collaborating

Verb

Meanwhile, Jacob Misiorowski, the likely NL Cy Young winner, was dealing triple-digit fastballs the Rays couldn’t handle in the bottom frames.

— Scott Thompson OutKick, FOXNews.com, 29 Oct. 2026
Just when Kansas City appeared to be building momentum toward a Sunday night comeback, kicker Harrison Butker missed his second attempt of the night, dealing another blow to the Chiefs’ hopes.

— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 25 Oct. 2026

Definition of dealing

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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

Definition of communicating

Verb

Conflict with Indigenous peoples on the Maine frontier had sent traumatized refugees into the region, relating horror stories of attacks on their homes.

— Jennifer Byrne, Popular Science, 15 Oct. 2026
Vollmann was also pessimistic, relating that feeling comes from more than America’s current political issues, but also from the world’s environmental problems.

— Graham Womack, Sacbee.com, 11 Oct. 2026

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