COMMUNICATES Synonyms: 83 Similar and Opposite Words

communicates

verb

present tense third-person singular of communicate

as in transmits

to cause (something) to pass from one to another the infected cook unknowingly communicated the disease to hundreds of people

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as in talks

to engage in an exchange of information or ideas for decades the two medical centers have been communicating about cancer research

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as in reveals

to make known (something abstract) through outward signs his voice communicated a certain distrust and wariness

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Recent Examples of communicates The first earnings call tells you how management communicates when there is no parent standing behind it. — Jim Osman, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026 Families sometimes assume the teacher has already reviewed the IEP or understands how their child communicates, learns or responds to sensory challenges. — Jennifer Durocher, Sun Sentinel, 5 Aug. 2026 Though people rarely notice or think about temples, Dubrow says the fullness of that facial region communicates significant information. — Charles Trepany, USA Today, 31 July 2026 Wallace communicates with sign language or through his interpreter, Jo Beth Prince. — Caleb Otte, Los Angeles Times, 25 July 2026 An email can show how clearly and professionally a candidate communicates. — Cuneyt Gozu, The Conversation, 21 July 2026 One of his task forces aimed at reshaping the Fed’s operations is focused on how the central bank communicates. — Alex Harring, CNBC, 18 July 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for communicates

Verb

While the car transmits every ripple in the road, its trick Multimatic dampers round off imperfections beautifully, so the chassis never feels discombobulated.

— Tim Pitt, Robb Report, 22 July 2026
His music gives me chills, transmits cosmic waves of light, wisdom, and divine emotions.

— Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 21 July 2026

Definition of transmits

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Prize Director Michael Kelleher talks with 2026 Windham-Campbell Prize for Nonfiction recipient Kei Miller about Yuval Noah Harari’s sprawling and sometimes controversial book Sapiens and about how humanity is fiction (and vice-versa).

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 12 Aug. 2026
In this encore episode for our Tech Camp series, host Regina Barber talks to Carl Zimmer, a science reporter at The New York Times, about his reporting on mirror cells — and why creating them could lead to devastating consequences for life on Earth.

— Berly McCoy, NPR, 10 Aug. 2026

Definition of talks

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Then Sam reveals that Izzy, Oscar, and Zach were all playing a metagame as well, getting points for everyone who voted for them as imposters.

— Tasha Robinson, Vulture, 11 Aug. 2026
The book also reveals how the actress first heard about the role from her real-life partner, Holland.

— Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 11 Aug. 2026

Definition of reveals

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Each child cruelty charge corresponds to one of the children identified in the indictment.

— CBS News Atlanta Digital Team, CBS News, 6 Aug. 2026
Scientists have sought a quantum system whose energy always corresponds to an input that makes the zeta function’s output zero.

— Joseph Howlett, Scientific American, 6 Aug. 2026

Definition of corresponds

Verb

Next to the workshop, a small showroom displays scarves, shawls, jackets, bags and other products made from Pulu and Zeter.

— ABC News, ABC News, 8 Aug. 2026
The yacht also displays an impressive art collection, featuring works by Joan Miró, Henri Matisse, Andy Warhol, and David Hockney.

— Jim Dobson, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of displays

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The effect, say experts in fashion and politics, is a softer look that conveys authority without confrontation.

— ABC News, ABC News, 13 Aug. 2026
And Cooke, the season’s MVP of revealing expressions and reaction shots, conveys through Alicent’s uncertain and frightened face at all those butterflies a dawning realization of the betrayal she’s suffered.

— Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 10 Aug. 2026

Definition of conveys

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Every year the Bronx Zoo team brainstorms different additions to its offerings, and some of the challenges lie in choosing the right ones.

— Emma Gometz, Scientific American, 13 Feb. 2026
Maybe everyone picks a different resolution, and the group brainstorms how to best help each person achieve it.

— Valerie Trapp, The Atlantic, 30 Dec. 2025