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.

nonverbal

gesture

Communicative body movement

expression · mime · pantomime · nod · wave · wink · shrug · posture · facial expression · eye contact

verbal

speak

Produce words aloud

express · vocalize · utter · pronounce · enunciate · narrate · recite · orate · announce · declare

connect

interact

Act upon one another

liaise · socialize · bond · relate · rapport · exchange · dialogue · reach out · correspond · contact

inform

convey

Communicate or transport

notify · update · brief · announce · disclose · reveal · share · broadcast · disseminate · circulate

interpret

translate

Express in another language

render · convey · mediate · paraphrase · subtitle · localize · sign · interpret · dub · transliterate

written

write

Form text on surface

letter · memo · document · transcribe · compose · draft · inscribe · pen · note · message

persuade

convince

Cause to believe

negotiate · debate · reason · explain · clarify · justify · plead · urge · exhort · appeal

Categories
Opposites
information transmission

communicatewithhold

Refuse to give

conceal · suppress · hide · keep secret · cover up

clarity and accuracy

communicatemiscommunicate

Fail to convey clearly

misrepresent · garble · distort · falsify · obfuscate

connection and interaction

communicateexcommunicate

Expel from church membership

isolate · disconnect · unchurch · alienate · cut off

Phrases
Family

communication, communications, communicative, communicated, communicating, communicator, communicates, communicators, excommunication

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