interact
Communicate back and forth
To interact is to act upon or communicate with something or someone else, implying mutual influence or exchange: The characters barely interact in the first act, Users interact with the software through a touchscreen.
The word emphasizes back-and-forth engagement rather than one-way action.
Interaction is the noun form; interactive describes things designed for two-way participation.
Engage in dialogue
- mingleInteract socially with others
- socializeInteract with others
- engageActively participate or connect
- communicateExchange thoughts with others
chat · network · connect · meet · greet · bond · relate · befriend
Brief sharp noise
- swipeQuick sliding motion
- tapValve controlling liquid flow
- scrollWound document of parchment
- navigateGuide through terrain
interface · user · touchscreen · button · menu · input · cursor · gesture
Gathered viewers collectively
- improvisePerform without preparation
- engageActively participate or connect
- respondGive a reply
- spectatorObserver at an event
performer · participatory · stage · theatre · busker · crowd · applause · cue
Take an active role
- questionRequest for information
- answerSolution to query
- discussionExchange of ideas
- classroomEducational instruction space
student · teacher · whiteboard · lecture · seminar · workshop · hands-on · demonstration
converse
Engage in dialogue
- mingleInteract socially with others
- socializeInteract with others
- engageActively participate or connect
communicate · chat · network · connect · meet · greet · bond · relate · befriend · exchange
click
Brief sharp noise
navigate · interface · user · touchscreen · button · menu · input · cursor · gesture · haptic
audience
Gathered viewers collectively
spectator · performer · participatory · stage · theatre · busker · crowd · applause · cue · spontaneous
participate
Take an active role
- questionRequest for information
- answerSolution to query
- discussionExchange of ideas
classroom · student · teacher · whiteboard · lecture · seminar · workshop · hands-on · demonstration · exhibit
touch
Perceiving through physical contact
- manipulateControl through clever influence
- handlePart for gripping
- contactCommunication or physical touch
collision · force · pressure · friction · surface · tactile · grasp · push · pull · motion
molecule
Bonded atomic group
catalyst · receptor · enzyme · substrate · ligand · protein · membrane · chemical · collision · force
- "Inter-" wordsinterstate, international, internet, interview, intercom
- game actionsjump, select, run, tap, walk
- socializingmingle, mingles, mingling, party, parties
- social actionscommunicate, connect, socialize, engage, participate
- engageengage, immerse, delve, dive, plunge
- meeting actionsmeet, encounter, greet, approach, run into
- interactive experienceActivity requiring user input
- interactive contentMaterial users engage with
- drug interactionsSubstances altering each other's effects
- human interactionCommunication between people
- social interactionCommunication between people
- interactive exercisesTasks requiring active participation
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