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Words used to describe communication

closely

adverb

in a way that involves sharing ideas, thoughts, or feelings

verbal

adjective

using words, or relating to words

communicative

adjective

willing to tell things to other people

verbal

adjective

using words, not physical force

verbal

adjective

using spoken communication rather than writing

interactive

adjective

involving people communicating with each other and reacting to each other

communicative

adjective

relating to the ability to communicate

expressive

adjective

clearly showing what your thoughts or feelings are, especially by your behaviour

paralinguistic

adjective

expressed in ways that do not use words, for example by the look on your face or the sound of your voice

person-to-person

adjective

relating to direct communication between people

charticle

a news article that consists of a chart … and only has a small amount of text

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