Synonyms of communicate

communicate 1 of 2

verb (1)

kə-ˈmyü-nə-ˌkāt 

1

as in to transmit

to cause (something) to pass from one to another

the infected cook unknowingly communicated the disease to hundreds of people

Synonyms & Similar Words

• transmit
• spread
• convey
• give
• disseminate
• impart
• propagate
• conduct
• transfer
• deliver
• transfuse
• diffuse
• broadcast
• turn over
• hand over
• surrender
• infect
• contaminate
• hand down
• poison
• hand on

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• catch
• contract
• come down (with)

2

as in to talk

to engage in an exchange of information or ideas

for decades the two medical centers have been communicating about cancer research

Synonyms & Similar Words

• talk
• intercommunicate
• brainstorm
• converse
• message
• correspond
• commune
• bond
• contact
• relate
• approach
• board
• accost

3

as in to reveal

to make known (something abstract) through outward signs

his voice communicated a certain distrust and wariness

Synonyms & Similar Words

• reveal
• display
• show
• demonstrate
• betray
• manifest
• expose
• declare
• evince
• disclose
• give away
• sound
• bespeak
• uncover
• announce
• advertise
• proclaim
• publicize
• broadcast
• bare
• air
• unbosom
• project
• uncloak
• blaze
• trumpet
• placard

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• misrepresent
• distort
• falsify
• belie
• disguise
• twist
• conceal
• camouflage
• hide
• gloss (over)
• cover
• garble
• obscure
• occlude
• mask
• gild
• veil
• whitewash
• varnish
• counterfeit

communicate (with)

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verb (2)

as in to contact

to transmit information or requests to

communicating with other ham radio enthusiasts

Synonyms & Similar Words

• contact
• reach
• keep in touch with
• get in touch with
• inform
• get hold of
• get
• tell
• address
• touch base (with)
• call
• get through (to)
• fill in
• keep up (with)
• notify
• advise
• clue
• instruct
• wise (up)
• phone
• familiarize
• enlighten
• apprise
• telephone
• acquaint
• brief
• ring (up)
• buzz

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of communicate

Verb

Lincoln can now communicate with sign language and has learned to walk on his own. —Rick Mauch, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 Apr. 2025

Authorities have accused him of using the accounts to communicate with minors and sometimes posing as a 16-year-old boy. —Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 22 Apr. 2025

Under his direction, city government’s approach to communicating with reporters and the public emphasized making the city look good over providing basic information, according to testimony in a recent civil trial. —Mike Hendricks, Kansas City Star, 22 Apr. 2025

The pope's death is confirmed The pope's death is supposed to be immediately verified and communicated to relevant parties, as Father Thomas Reese, then-editor in chief of America, told NPR in 2005. —Rachel Treisman, NPR, 21 Apr. 2025

Phrases Containing communicate

• communicate (with)