100 Words to Use Instead of “Communicate”

No.	Term	Definition
1.	Acknowledge	Confirm receipt or awareness.
2.	Address	Speak to or deal with.
3.	Advise	Offer guidance or recommendations.
4.	Alert	Warn or draw attention.
5.	Announce	Make publicly known.
6.	Answer	Respond to a message.
7.	Articulate	Express clearly in words.
8.	Ask	Request information or action.
9.	Assert	State confidently as true.
10.	Assure	Give confidence or certainty.
11.	Brief	Give essential information quickly.
12.	Bring up	Introduce a topic.
13.	Broadcast	Transmit to many recipients.
14.	Call	Contact by phone or voice.
15.	Clarify	Make meaning easier to understand.
16.	Confer	Consult to exchange views.
17.	Confirm	Verify or validate details.
18.	Convey	Carry or express meaning.
19.	Correspond	Exchange messages regularly.
20.	Debate	Discuss opposing viewpoints formally.
21.	Declare	State officially or firmly.
22.	Deliver	Present or hand over message.
23.	Describe	Give details about something.
24.	Disclose	Reveal previously hidden information.
25.	Discuss	Talk over a subject.
26.	Disseminate	Spread information widely.
27.	Document	Record information in writing.
28.	Draft	Prepare a written version.
29.	Elicit	Draw out a response.
30.	Email	Send a message electronically.
31.	Emphasize	Give special importance to.
32.	Engage	Interact or take part.
33.	Enquire	Ask for information.
34.	Explain	Make something understandable.
35.	Express	Put thoughts into words.
36.	Feedback	Give evaluative response.
37.	Field	Handle questions or requests.
38.	Flag	Mark as needing attention.
39.	Follow up	Check back after contact.
40.	Forward	Send onward to others.
41.	Furnish	Provide needed information.
42.	Gather	Collect information from others.
43.	Give notice	Provide formal warning or info.
44.	Go over	Review together in detail.
45.	Greet	Offer a welcoming message.
46.	Guide	Direct with advice or instruction.
47.	Hash out	Work through details together.
48.	Hear	Receive information by listening.
49.	Highlight	Call attention to key points.
50.	Hint	Suggest indirectly.
51.	Inform	Give someone information.
52.	Inquire	Seek information by asking.
53.	Interpret	Explain meaning or significance.
54.	Introduce	Present someone or something.
55.	Issue	Send out officially.
56.	Journal	Record thoughts or events.
57.	Keep in touch	Maintain ongoing contact.
58.	Keep posted	Update someone regularly.
59.	Lay out	Present clearly and fully.
60.	Liaise	Coordinate between people or groups.
61.	Listen	Pay attention to spoken words.
62.	Mail	Send by postal service.
63.	Mention	Refer to briefly.
64.	Message	Send a short written note.
65.	Narrate	Tell a story or account.
66.	Negotiate	Discuss to reach agreement.
67.	Notify	Inform officially or formally.
68.	Offer	Present for acceptance.
69.	Outline	Summarize main points briefly.
70.	Pass along	Share information with others.
71.	Phone	Call using a telephone.
72.	Pitch	Present an idea persuasively.
73.	Post	Publish online or display.
74.	Present	Show or explain to others.
75.	Propose	Put forward for consideration.
76.	Publish	Make content publicly available.
77.	Query	Ask a question formally.
78.	Quote	Repeat exact words from a source.
79.	Raise	Bring an issue up.
80.	Reach out	Initiate contact with someone.
81.	Reassure	Restore confidence or calm.
82.	Recap	Summarize what was covered.
83.	Recommend	Suggest as best option.
84.	Relay	Pass information onward.
85.	Remind	Prompt memory of something.
86.	Report	Give an account of facts.
87.	Request	Ask politely for something.
88.	Respond	Reply to a message.
89.	Review	Examine and discuss content.
90.	Share	Give others access to info.
91.	Signal	Indicate with a sign.
92.	Speak	Talk to convey information.
93.	Spell out	Explain in explicit detail.
94.	State	Express in words clearly.
95.	Submit	Send for consideration or approval.
96.	Suggest	Put forward an idea.
97.	Summarize	Give the main points.
98.	Talk	Speak informally with someone.
99.	Talk through	Explain step by step.
100.	Tell	Inform someone directly.