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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

Stroll is far from the most communicative or amenable of F1 drivers with the media.

From BBC • Jun. 3, 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

Then I'd be like, "Man, love lions. They're very communicative."

From Salon • Aug. 22, 2024

The team started on, no less communicative than the two figures in the wagon, and the old man was left muttering angrily at his gate.

From "Across Five Aprils" by Irene Hunt