communicating
Sharing thoughts verbally
Communicating is the act of conveying or exchanging information, ideas, or feelings.
The word emphasizes ongoing process rather than single transmission: We've been communicating by email, The two departments aren't communicating well.
Things that connect or allow passage between spaces are also communicating: communicating doors open between adjacent rooms.
Exchange of spoken ideas
- discussionExchange of ideas
- debateFormal argument on issues
- exchangeMutual giving and receiving
- discourseFormal communication on subjects
chat · talks · banter · parley · colloquy · back-and-forth · tête-à-tête · forum
Communicative body movement
- toneQuality of sound
- body languageUnspoken physical expression
- facial expressionEmotive muscle positioning
- intonationPitch variation in speech
inflection · eloquence · enunciation · articulation · prosody · gesticulation · pantomime · eye contact
Voice communication device
- emailDigital written communication
- textWritten or printed words
- letterWritten symbol or message
- radioElectromagnetic wave receiver
television · video call · social media · messaging · writing · speech · podcast · blog
Guiding light source
- semaphoreFlag-based signaling system
- morse codeDot-dash alphabet system
- smoke signalFire-based distant communication
- flagCloth symbol or signal
flare · siren · horn · flash · ping · telegraph · gesture · cue
Forming close connections
- bridgingConnecting separated things
- relatingConcerning or connecting
- rapportHarmonious mutual connection
- reaching outInitiating communication
engaging · networking · linking · associating · understanding · empathizing · resonating · attuning
conversation
Exchange of spoken ideas
- discussionExchange of ideas
- debateFormal argument on issues
- exchangeMutual giving and receiving
discourse · chat · talks · banter · parley · colloquy · back-and-forth · tête-à-tête · forum · negotiation
gesture
Communicative body movement
- toneQuality of sound
- body languageUnspoken physical expression
- facial expressionEmotive muscle positioning
intonation · inflection · eloquence · enunciation · articulation · prosody · gesticulation · pantomime · eye contact · posture
telephone
Voice communication device
radio · television · video call · social media · messaging · writing · speech · podcast · blog · newsletter
beacon
Guiding light source
- semaphoreFlag-based signaling system
- morse codeDot-dash alphabet system
- smoke signalFire-based distant communication
flag · flare · siren · horn · flash · ping · telegraph · gesture · cue · sign
bonding
Forming close connections
- bridgingConnecting separated things
- relatingConcerning or connecting
- rapportHarmonious mutual connection
reaching out · engaging · networking · linking · associating · understanding · empathizing · resonating · attuning · reciprocating
transmit
To send onward
disseminate · inform · announce · proclaim · disclose · report · dispatch · deliver · notify · circulate
- communicatingtalking, speaking, telling, sharing, expressing
- disseminatingspreading, sharing, broadcasting, publishing, circulating
- interactiontalking, sharing, helping, meeting, joining
- animal behaviorsswimming, running, walking, jumping, flying
- business activitiesmeetings, meeting, hiring, firing, training
- transfertransfer, transferring, transference, transmittal, transmitting
communicatingconcealing
Keeping something secret
withholding · suppressing · hiding · keeping quiet · censoring
communicatingisolating
Setting apart from contact
withdrawing · disconnecting · excommunicating · ignoring · shunning
communicatingseparate
To set apart
sealed · blocked · isolated · disconnected · partitioned
- 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
communication, communications, communicative, communicatively, communicativeness