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communication

[kuh-myoo-ni-key-shuhn] / kəˌmyu nɪˈkeɪ ʃən /
NOUN
giving, exchanging information, ideas
Synonyms
STRONGEST
connection contact conversation delivery intelligence link transmission
STRONG
advice advisement articulation assertion communion converse correspondence declaration dissemination elucidation expression interchange intercommunication intercourse mention publication reading reception revelation talk talking telling transfer utterance writing
WEAK
announcing corresponding disclosing making known notifying translating
Antonyms
STRONGEST
quiet
STRONG
denial disagreement silence
WEAK
concealment cover suppression withholding
NOUN
information transmitted
Synonyms
STRONGEST
conversation information intelligence
STRONG
account advice announcement briefing bulletin converse declaration directive disclosure dispatch excerpt goods ideas info language message missive news note pipeline prophecy publicity report revelation scoop skinny speech statement summary the poop tidings translation utterance warning word work
WEAK
communiqué hot story inside story lowdown précis
Antonyms
STRONGEST
ignorance
STRONG
question quiet secret silence
WEAK
concealment cover suppression withholding

Example Sentences

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"It's going to have some communication equipment, radio, all these types of things to be able to try to get to get picked up as quickly as possible."

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

All three writers said they received no such communication.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

The inquiry carried out a survey which found 96% of MPs had personally experienced one or more incidents of threatening behaviour or communication.

From BBC • Apr. 2, 2026

One emerging solution is optical wireless communication, which uses light instead of radio waves to transmit data.

From Science Daily • Apr. 2, 2026

Rondon’s gifts of metal tools were a persuasive means of communication, allowing him to forge a fragile friendship.

From "Death on the River of Doubt" by Samantha Seiple

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.