Antonyms for converse
kənˈvɜrs; ˈkɒn vɜrscon·verse

English Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:3.5 / 2 votes

1. converse

   Conversation (Latin con, with) is, etymologically, an interchange of ideas with some other person or persons. Talk may be wholly one-sided. Many brilliant talkers have been incapable of conversation. 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. Talk may denote the mere utterance of words with little thought; thus, we say idle talk, empty talk, rather than idle or empty conversation. Discourse is now applied chiefly to public addresses. A conference is more formal than a conversation. Dialog denotes ordinarily an artificial or imaginary conversation, generally of two persons, but sometimes of more. A colloquy is indefinite as to number, and generally somewhat informal. Compare BEHAVIOR.

   Synonyms:
   chat, colloquy, communication, communion, confabulation, conference, conversation, dialogue, discourse, intercourse, parley, talk

   Preposition:
   Conversation with friends; between or among the guests; about a matter.

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:3.0 / 1 vote

1. converseverb

   Antonyms:
   keep silent

   Synonyms:
   talk, discourse, speak, chat

2. converseadjective

   Antonyms:
   identical, same, one, inseparable, indistinguishable, connate, uniform, direct, primary, uninverted

   Synonyms:
   opposite, reverse, contrary, opposed, contradictory, counter, relative, correlative

Princeton's WordNetRate these antonyms:1.0 / 1 vote

1. converseadjective

   a proposition obtained by conversion

   Antonyms:
   synonymous, forward

2. converseadjective

   of words so related that one reverses the relation denoted by the other

   "`parental' and `filial' are converse terms"

   Antonyms:
   forward, synonymous

   Synonyms:
   reversed, transposed

3. converse, reversed, transposedverb

   turned about in order or relation

   "transposed letters"

   Antonyms:
   synonymous, forward

   Synonyms:
   reversed, transposed

4. converse, discourseverb

   carry on a conversation

   Antonyms:
   synonymous, forward

   Synonyms:
   discourse, discuss, talk about, dissertate, hold forth

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1. conversenoun

   Synonyms:
   intercourse, communion, conversation, parley

2. converseverb

   Synonyms:
   talk, chat, commune, confabulate, parley

Editors ContributionRate these antonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. equal

   converse (noun) converse - meaning 'the opposite of,' is not listed, therefore neither is its antonym. converse - converse (v), is all that's listed here.

   Submitted by anonymous on February 23, 2021  

How to use converse in a sentence?

1. James Fenimore Cooper:

   The American doctrinaire is the converse of the American demagogue, and, in this way, is scarcely less injurious to the public. The first deals in poetry, the last in cant. He is as much a visionary on one side, as the extreme theoretical democrat is a visionary on the other.

2. Lindsey Graham:

   If Ukraine falls to Russian President Vladimir Putin, it will set in motion dire consequences for us as a nation, china will get the signal that they can take Taiwan. The Iranians will be believe that we have no will to stop their nuclear ambitions. The converse is true. If the Chinese see the world rally around Ukraine and the rule of law being applied to Putin's war crimes maybe they won't go into Taiwan.

3. Petra Stefankova:

   In popular terms visual art is just another form of social entrepreneurship and visual journalism that uses communication of emotional level. So let's be clever in what we converse about.

4. Seneca:

   Live with men as if God saw you converse with God as if men heard you.

5. Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche:

   When marrying, ask yourself this question Do you believe that you will be able to converse well with this person into your old age Everything else in marriage is transitory.

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