Synonyms for communication

15 synonyms
1 antonym
2 meanings

noun

Most common

connection conversation commerce discourse message correspondence

Synonyms by meaning

Noun

1. Commerce

commerce, connection, conversation, intercourse, discourse, dealing

2. Message

message, correspondence, dispatch, despatch UK, letter, missive, favor dated US, favour UK

Other

giving, report, mention

Antonyms

anticommunication

All antonyms of communication →

Definitions

n. 1
The act or fact of communicating anything; transmission.
communication of smallpox
n. 2
The concept or state of exchanging data or information between entities.
The node had established communication with the network, but had as yet sent no data.

Related words

Word family: communicational communications communicology communicate communicator communion
Phrases: communication board communication cord communication studies communication theory social communication disorder

Forms

Plural: communications → commerces, connections, conversations, intercourses…

Choose the right word

Communication, Intercourse, Conversation or Communion?

There may be intercourse without conversation, as by looks, signs, etc.; communion is of hearts, with or without words; communication is often by writing, and may be uninvited and unreciprocated.

J. C. Fernald, English Synonyms and Antonyms (1914)

Example sentences

connection Yanni and Skura developed an immediate connection.
conversation Politics was the main topic of their conversation.
commerce It is often said that Osaka is a city of commerce.
discourse Algerian Islamists have a very radical discourse.
message Please leave your message on my answering machine.
correspondence Your correspondence with Tom is no secret to anyone.

Popularity over time

Word	1850 → 2019	Trend
communication		rising
connection		falling
conversation		rising
commerce		falling
discourse		rising
message		rising

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

5 letters: favor²
6 letters: report², giving², letter², favour²
7 letters: message², mention², dealing², missive²
8 letters: commerce², dispatch², despatch
9 letters: discourse²
10 letters: connection³
11 letters: intercourse³
12 letters: conversation⁴
14 letters: correspondence⁴

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (favor² = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français: communication
Italiano: comunicazione
Español: comunicación
Deutsch: Kommunikation
Català: comunicació