COMMUNICATIVENESS Synonyms: 46 Similar and Opposite Words

communicativeness

noun

as in unrestraint

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Noun

The Council of Urban Professionals' 5th Annual MV Summit celebrated thought leadership in AI, financial freedom, luxury, and community building.

— Doug Melville, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026
In a blow to press freedoms within the US military, the Pentagon has forced out several top staffers at Stars and Stripes, the military publication with a long record of editorial independence.

— Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of freedom

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There’s a tonal tug-of-war in this movie between naughtiness and aching sincerity.

— Chris Murphy, Vanity Fair, 18 Aug. 2026
Mitchell’s own imitation of Spielbergian life, despite its meticulous re-creation (and gleeful destruction) of eighties suburbia, stumbles into an uncanny valley between sincerity and cynicism, between unintentional comedy and deliberate homage.

— Justin Chang, New Yorker, 17 Aug. 2026

Definition of sincerity

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That the earnestness the genre requires galls us cynics, who love to hide in our books, away from all those pesky bodies in the first place?

— Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 13 Aug. 2026
There are hints of Gilmore Girls in the show’s quaint setting and generational role reversal, traces of Dawson’s Creek in its adolescent earnestness.

— Judy Berman, Time, 4 Aug. 2026

Definition of earnestness

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Noé revealed that talks about bringing the Max Mara license on board started way before the signing in 2024, tracing back to even before the pandemic, which eventually put plans temporarily on hold.

— Sandra Salibian, Footwear News, 21 Aug. 2026
Cox had long refused to carry the TV channel, citing the Dodgers’ high license fees.

— Meg James, Los Angeles Times, 20 Aug. 2026

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