interacting
Exchanging with others
Interacting is the present participle of interact, describing the process of communicating or working with others, or of things affecting each other.
People interact at parties, in meetings, and online.
Drugs may interact with each other in ways that amplify or diminish their effects.
Software interacts with hardware.
The children were happily interacting with the museum exhibits.
The word emphasizes mutual or reciprocal action rather than one-way influence.
Exchange of spoken ideas
- minglingCasual social interaction
- networkingBuilding professional relationships
- gatheringCollection of people meeting
- meetupInformal planned gathering
banter · camaraderie · companionship · fellowship · friendship · reunion · get-together · chitchat
Exchanging ideas or information
- dialogueSpoken exchange between parties
- discourseFormal communication on subjects
- give-and-takeMutual concession between parties
- reciprocityMutual exchange of actions
negotiation · back-and-forth · correspondence · transaction · feedback · response · turn-taking · discussion
Joint intellectual work
- participationAct of taking part
- involvementState of being engaged
- cooperationJoint action toward shared aims
- teamworkJoint effort toward shared aim
coordination · partnership · contribution · alliance · joint effort · collective · reciprocal · shared
Evoking gentle emotion
- contactCommunication or physical touch
- handlingTreatment or management
- manipulatingInfluencing through cunning
- graspingGreedy for wealth
pushing · pulling · pressing · gesture · hands-on · tactile · motion · movement
Inducing belief or action
- affectingEmotionally moving
- impactingProducing an effect on
- shapingGiving something its form
- guidingLeading toward destination
motivating · prompting · stimulating · provoking · eliciting · triggering · swaying · encouraging
Shared connection point
- user experienceInteraction quality perception
- clickingMaking short sharp sounds
- swipingTaking something swiftly
- touchscreenInput-sensitive display panel
navigation · input · browsing · online · app · software · platform · engagement
conversation
Exchange of spoken ideas
- minglingCasual social interaction
- networkingBuilding professional relationships
- gatheringCollection of people meeting
meetup · banter · camaraderie · companionship · fellowship · friendship · reunion · get-together · chitchat · dialogue
communication
Exchanging ideas or information
- dialogueSpoken exchange between parties
- discourseFormal communication on subjects
- give-and-takeMutual concession between parties
reciprocity · negotiation · back-and-forth · correspondence · transaction · feedback · response · turn-taking · discussion · debate
collaboration
Joint intellectual work
- participationAct of taking part
- involvementState of being engaged
- cooperationJoint action toward shared aims
teamwork · coordination · partnership · contribution · alliance · joint effort · collective · reciprocal · shared · mutual
touching
Evoking gentle emotion
- contactCommunication or physical touch
- handlingTreatment or management
- manipulatingInfluencing through cunning
grasping · pushing · pulling · pressing · gesture · hands-on · tactile · motion · movement · reactive
persuading
Inducing belief or action
guiding · motivating · prompting · stimulating · provoking · eliciting · triggering · swaying · encouraging · inspiring
interface
Shared connection point
- user experienceInteraction quality perception
- clickingMaking short sharp sounds
- swipingTaking something swiftly
touchscreen · navigation · input · browsing · online · app · software · platform · engagement · responsive
- interactiontalking, sharing, helping, meeting, joining
- Relatinglinking, connecting, pertaining, associating, correlating
interactingnoninteracting
Not mutually affecting
isolating · withdrawing · disconnecting · disengaging · avoiding
interactingnoninteracting
Not mutually affecting
isolated · disconnected · unconnected · detached · disengaged
- interactive experienceActivity requiring user input
- interactive contentMaterial users engage with
- human interactionCommunication between people
- social interactionCommunication between people
- interactive exercisesTasks requiring active participation
- interactive gameplayGaming with player input
interaction, interactive, interactivity, noninteractive, interactive learning, interactive media