Synonyms of communicate

communicate

verb

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of communicate

Fitzpatrick’s ability to recognize formations and communicate adjustments could be particularly valuable against that attack. — Antwan Staley, New York Daily News, 4 Oct. 2026

The girl lacked the ability to communicate with investigators because of her special needs, police said. — Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 4 Oct. 2026

In an email to The Star on Saturday, district spokesperson Jackie Williams said how the district communicates with families during incidents like the two over the last week may look different depending on the circumstances. — Nathan Pilling, Kansas City Star, 4 Oct. 2026

But by now, this band has hung in there long enough to become that same sort of mentor figure, communicating with younger listeners who weren’t born the first time around. — Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 3 Oct. 2026

Phrases Containing communicate

• communicate (with)