Definitions

be in touch

VERB

answer

Synonyms

STRONGEST

acknowledge argue claim defend deny explain plead resolve respond return say solve

STRONG

comeback contest counterclaim disprove dispute echo feedback parry rebut refute rejoin remark retaliate retort sass settle squelch top

WEAK

answer back back at you back-talk field the question get back at get back to give a snappy comeback shoot back talk back

Antonyms

STRONGEST

agree ask deny ignore leave question renounce request wonder

STRONG

allow prove

VERB

communicate

Synonyms

STRONGEST

advertise broadcast connect contact convey correspond disclose disseminate get across get through impart inform interact pass on publicize reach out relate reveal suggest tell transfer transmit write

STRONG

acquaint advise announce betray break carry declare discover divulge enlighten hint imply network phone proclaim publish raise report signify spread state unfold

WEAK

interface keep in touch let on let out make known ring up touch base

Antonyms

STRONGEST

conceal hide hold keep keep secret secret take withhold

STRONG

be quiet deceive delude keep quiet lose mislead repress stop suppress

WEAK

bottle up cover

VERB

communicate

Synonyms

STRONGEST

answer chat confer correspond talk write

STRONG

buzz cable confabulate converse discourse reach reply telephone wire

WEAK

associate with be close to be near commune with drop a line drop a note establish contact get on the horn give a call give a ring have confidence of hear from

Antonyms

STRONG

be quiet

WEAK

bottle up conceal cover keep keep quiet suppress withhold

VERB

Synonyms

STRONGEST

acknowledge answer come back counter react respond retort

STRONG

echo feedback reciprocate rejoin retaliate return riposte squelch top

WEAK

RSVP field the question get back to shoot back write back

Antonyms

STRONGEST

question request

Example Sentences

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The airline would be in touch with American Express, he said, but there would be a world of questions to address if cap restrictions materialized.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 15, 2026

Instagram alerts teen accounts that might already be in touch with suspicious actors.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 6, 2025

“How can you be in touch with your district if you’re not available to it?”

From Salon • Oct. 6, 2025

"I know there will be families who have missing loved ones and worried about the remains and I want to reassure you that, if any relevant information comes to light, we will be in touch."

From BBC • Apr. 2, 2025

Going back to Berkeley, however, I returned to a campus where I was still officially designated a minority— still considered by university officials to be in touch with my native culture.

From "Hunger of Memory" by Richard Rodriguez

be in touch

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