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communicative

[kuh-myoo-ni-key-tiv, -kuh-tiv] / kəˈmyu nɪˌkeɪ tɪv, -kə tɪv /
ADJECTIVE
informative
Synonyms
STRONGEST
candid chatty conversational demonstrative expansive talkative
WEAK
communicable conversable effusive enlightening forthcoming frank garrulous gushing loquacious open outgoing unreserved voluble
Antonyms
STRONGEST
quiet reserved silent uncommunicative
WEAK
close-mouthed reticent unfriendly uninformative unsociable

Example Sentences

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Going forward, with these friends or any others, I’d err on the side of being overly communicative.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 28, 2026

These results suggest that long-term pressure from environmental toxins may have nudged cognitive and communicative traits along different evolutionary paths in modern humans and Neanderthals.

From Science Daily • Nov. 16, 2025

“Just talking, being communicative, knowing my guys around me, being in the right spots for spacing — anything,” Finney-Smith said.

From Los Angeles Times • May 11, 2025

Amy Campbell from Bexley got married in February 2023 and said in the lead-up to the wedding Ms Stanton had been "attentive and communicative".

From BBC • Jan. 6, 2025

Under the influence of this appreciation of his narrative powers, Mr. Struthers expanded genially and became ever more communicative, if possible.

From "I, Robot" by Isaac Asimov