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Definitions

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

“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

She was taken from the arena on a stretcher after immediate medical treatment, and BBC Sport has been told the 21-year-old is conscious, communicative and has been receiving oxygen.

From BBC • Aug. 2, 2024

Their glances were kind and communicative, as though all of us shared some common secret.

From "Black Like Me" by John Howard Griffin

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