communicate
Share thoughts verbally
To communicate is to convey information, ideas, or feelings to others.
The word covers every mode of exchange—speaking, writing, gesturing, or simply making eye contact.
We communicate mostly by text now.
Animals communicate through calls and body language.
A room may communicate with another by sharing a doorway or passage.
Good communication requires not just sending but being understood.
Communicative body movement
- signalMessage-conveying cue
- signMark conveying information
- body languageUnspoken physical expression
- expressionConveyed thought or feeling
mime · pantomime · nod · wave · wink · shrug · posture · facial expression
Produce words aloud
- talkVerbal exchange between people
- converseEngage in dialogue
- articulateExpress clearly, or well-spoken
- expressState or fast train
vocalize · utter · pronounce · enunciate · narrate · recite · orate · announce
Act upon one another
- engageActively participate or connect
- collaborateWork jointly with others
- networkInterconnected system
- liaiseFacilitate communication between
socialize · bond · relate · rapport · exchange · dialogue · reach out · correspond
Communicate or transport
- relayStage-by-stage transmission
- transmitTo send onward
- reportFormal written findings
- notifyFormally communicate information
update · brief · announce · disclose · reveal · share · broadcast · disseminate
Express in another language
- decodeConvert from cipher
- decipherConvert code to plaintext
- transcribeConvert to written form
- renderCause to become
convey · mediate · paraphrase · subtitle · localize · sign · interpret · dub
gesture
Communicative body movement
- signalMessage-conveying cue
- signMark conveying information
- body languageUnspoken physical expression
expression · mime · pantomime · nod · wave · wink · shrug · posture · facial expression · eye contact
speak
Produce words aloud
- talkVerbal exchange between people
- converseEngage in dialogue
- articulateExpress clearly, or well-spoken
express · vocalize · utter · pronounce · enunciate · narrate · recite · orate · announce · declare
interact
Act upon one another
- engageActively participate or connect
- collaborateWork jointly with others
- networkInterconnected system
liaise · socialize · bond · relate · rapport · exchange · dialogue · reach out · correspond · contact
convey
Communicate or transport
notify · update · brief · announce · disclose · reveal · share · broadcast · disseminate · circulate
translate
Express in another language
- decodeConvert from cipher
- decipherConvert code to plaintext
- transcribeConvert to written form
render · convey · mediate · paraphrase · subtitle · localize · sign · interpret · dub · transliterate
write
Form text on surface
- correspondMatch or communicate
- emailDigital written communication
- textWritten or printed words
letter · memo · document · transcribe · compose · draft · inscribe · pen · note · message
convince
Cause to believe
negotiate · debate · reason · explain · clarify · justify · plead · urge · exhort · appeal
- communicateexpress, convey, tell, share, impart
- relationship valuestrust, loyalty, respect, honesty, commitment
- communicationtelephone, conversation, inform, hand signal, messages
- communication verbssay, speak, tell, talk, ask
- expressionexpress, convey, verbal, nonverbal, speaking
- foster relationshipslisten, trust, empathy, support, encourage
communicatewithhold
Refuse to give
conceal · suppress · hide · keep secret · cover up
communicatemiscommunicate
Fail to convey clearly
misrepresent · garble · distort · falsify · obfuscate
communicateexcommunicate
Expel from church membership
isolate · disconnect · unchurch · alienate · cut off
- communication channelsPaths for conveying messages
- visual communicationSharing ideas through sight
- business communicationProfessional information exchange
- communication breakdownFailure to convey meaning
- communication skillsCapacity to exchange ideas
- open communicationUnrestricted exchange of information
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