communicative

Examples

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• As a consequence, they become less communicative to people around them.

  Blog text (22)

• During the meeting, Sarah was very communicative, sharing her thoughts and ideas freely.

• Did it hurt to be a little communicative with your customers?

  Blog text (22)

• I think it might make our dear friend a bit more communicative.

  Bolt (2008)

• I just sense that it would be... good for you to be a little bit more communicative.

  Reign Over Me (2007)

• "Are you gentlemen always so communicative?"

  Fiction book (1995)

• "No," Vance was more communicative now, "all I know is what Mama has already told you."

  Fiction book (2001)

• Beatrice, in this procedure we are going to need you to be as alert and as communicative as possible.

  No Such Thing (2002)

• The student has since been described as more communicative, active, and responsive to other individuals who have used the physical-prompt strategy with her.

  Academic text (1997)

• However, his colleagues began to notice that he had gone from being cheerful and funny to serious and barely communicative.

  Academic text (2012)

Synonyms

T

talkative

vscommunicative

33 2.5

A person who likes to speak a lot with other people

aims to share information or feelings rather than just speaking a lot

C

communicatory

vscommunicative

6.6

Showing willingness and ability to share information by talking or writing

is the more common everyday adjective for the same idea

C

conversable

vscommunicative

6.9

A person who is friendly and easy to talk to

focuses on sharing information or feelings rather than mere sociability

Antonyms

U

uncommunicative

4 6.3

Not willing to talk or give information

How Communicative

talkative

33 2.5

chatty

• Informal

36 3.3

communicative

3 3.8

reserved

3.7

taciturn

5 8.4

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology