INTERACTING Synonyms: 20 Similar and Opposite Words

interacting

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present participle of interact

as in mingling

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Recent Examples of interacting All of the most iconic images from the first movie — a young Moana interacting with an ocean that parts to greet her as a friend, the heroine, older and wiser, gazing out onto the horizon wistfully from her docked raft — are meticulously redone. — Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 8 July 2026 All of these use cases will normalize wearing smartglasses and interacting with them, as well as allowing people to think of smartglasses-native day-to-day applications. — Cortney Harding, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026 Consistent with that, the temperature of the water at the nearby instruments started rising at the same time, suggesting that magma was interacting with the seawater. — John Timmer, ArsTechnica, 8 July 2026 The kinetic energy becomes light, creating a strange and intensely bright interacting supernova. — Robert Lea, Space.com, 8 July 2026 My demo partner and I explored the colony at our own pace, interacting with the cooperative puzzles and mini-games. — Zackery Cuevas, PC Magazine, 7 July 2026 And 85% of respondents in one national survey said interacting with pets reduces loneliness. — Ryan Brennan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 July 2026 The statute would ban covered officers from wearing masks or shielding their identities while on duty and interacting with the public, with exceptions including medical masks, religious coverings, certain tactical equipment and hazardous conditions. — Landon Mion, FOXNews.com, 3 July 2026 Another picture featured an indoor shot of Curtis sitting in a chair and interacting with what appeared to be one of the couple's dogs. — Edward Segarra, USA Today, 2 July 2026

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In recent days, Soto and Lindor have been seen mingling together in the dugout more than before, adding some substance to the claims that things are trending well.

— Will Sammon, New York Times, 4 July 2026
Open-seating dining also encourages mingling, with one table in the restaurant always set for five.

— Janice Wald Henderson, Condé Nast Traveler, 24 June 2026

Definition of mingling

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Along with collaborating with other team members, duties include managing ledgers and overseeing financial accuracy.

— Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 7 July 2026
News also broke in May that the FBI was investigating another NIAID virologist, Vincent Munster, who had been called out for collaborating with Baric and the scientists in Wuhan.

— Daniel Engber, The Atlantic, 7 July 2026

Definition of collaborating

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Norway’s defence stood tall against the Ivory Coast, dealing well with set-piece deliveries and crosses.

— Tim Spiers, New York Times, 3 July 2026
Meanwhile, James floated the idea publicly about ending his career in Cleveland and publicly praised the LA Rams for dealing draft picks to ensure a Super Bowl-contending team.

— Mark Medina, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026

Definition of dealing

Verb

Comer had threatened to subpoena the prediction markets, but both Kalshi and Polymarket are cooperating with the investigation, according to the committee.

— Luke Garrett, NPR, 9 July 2026
In a statement, K2 Airways said search and rescue operations are still being conducted by Pakistani authorities and the company was fully cooperating with the aviation authorities.

— ABC News, ABC News, 8 July 2026

Definition of cooperating

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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

Definition of communicating

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So, remember, by finding weeds, noting their location, relating them to a condition, and choosing corrective actions based on that condition, gardeners can begin to form maintenance diagnoses for their gardens through weeds.

— Anthony Reardon, Kansas City Star, 18 May 2026
The young players seem to like how Harbaugh is teaching and relating, too.

— Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 9 May 2026

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