What is another word for talk?
Synonyms for talk
tɔktalk
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English Synonyms and Antonyms
talk
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, converse, dialogue, discourse, intercourse, parleyPreposition:
Conversation with friends; between or among the guests; about a matter.
Princeton's WordNet
talk, talkingnoun
an exchange of ideas via conversation
"let's have more work and less talk around here"
Synonyms:
talking, talk of the town, public lecture, lectureAntonyms:
shut one's mouth, keep quiet, keep one's mouth shuttalknoun
discussion; (`talk about' is a less formal alternative for `discussion of')
"his poetry contains much talk about love and anger"
Synonyms:
talking, talk of the town, public lecture, lectureAntonyms:
keep quiet, keep one's mouth shut, shut one's mouthtalknoun
the act of giving a talk to an audience
"I attended an interesting talk on local history"
Synonyms:
talking, talk of the town, public lecture, lectureAntonyms:
shut one's mouth, keep one's mouth shut, keep quietlecture, public lecture, talknoun
a speech that is open to the public
"he attended a lecture on telecommunications"
Synonyms:
talking to, lecture, lecturing, talk of the town, public lecture, talking, speechAntonyms:
keep quiet, keep one's mouth shut, shut one's mouthtalk, talk of the townverb
idle gossip or rumor
"there has been talk about you lately"
Synonyms:
talking, talk of the town, public lecture, lectureAntonyms:
keep quiet, shut one's mouth, keep one's mouth shuttalk, speakverb
exchange thoughts; talk with
"We often talk business"; "Actions talk louder than words"
Synonyms:
peach, address, verbalise, tattle, babble out, babble, blab, lecture, spill the beans, speak, verbalize, utter, blab out, sing, spill, mouth, let the cat out of the bagAntonyms:
keep quiet, shut one's mouth, keep one's mouth shuttalk, speak, utter, mouth, verbalize, verbaliseverb
express in speech
"She talks a lot of nonsense"; "This depressed patient does not verbalize"
Synonyms:
let loose, express, peach, address, verbalise, give tongue to, tattle, babble out, babble, let out, emit, blab, lecture, spill the beans, speak, verbalize, utter, blab out, sing, spill, mouth, let the cat out of the bagAntonyms:
shut one's mouth, keep quiet, keep one's mouth shutspeak, talkverb
use language
"the baby talks already"; "the prisoner won't speak"; "they speak a strange dialect"
Synonyms:
peach, tattle, babble out, babble, verbalise, blab, lecture, spill the beans, speak, address, utter, blab out, sing, spill, verbalize, mouth, let the cat out of the bagAntonyms:
keep one's mouth shut, keep quiet, shut one's mouthspill, talkverb
reveal information
"If you don't oblige me, I'll talk!"; "The former employee spilled all the details"
Synonyms:
babble, peach, pour forth, tattle, splatter, babble out, disgorge, blab, run out, sing, lecture, spill the beans, speak, verbalize, utter, blab out, verbalise, spill, slop, shed, mouth, let the cat out of the bagAntonyms:
keep one's mouth shut, shut one's mouth, keep quietspill the beans, let the cat out of the bag, talk, tattle, blab, peach, babble, sing, babble out, blab outverb
divulge confidential information or secrets
"Be careful--his secretary talks"
Synonyms:
verbalize, whistle, babble, twaddle, verbalise, prattle, spill, ripple, palaver, peach, tittle-tattle, maunder, utter, blather, smatter, tattle, gurgle, mouth, bubble, blab out, burble, blether, gibber, blab, let the cat out of the bag, speak, guggle, blither, babble out, sing, prate, spill the beans, piffle, chatter, lecture, gabble, blabber, clackAntonyms:
keep one's mouth shut, shut one's mouth, keep quietlecture, talkverb
deliver a lecture or talk
"She will talk at Rutgers next week"; "Did you ever lecture at Harvard?"
Synonyms:
bawl out, verbalize, lambast, babble, verbalise, take to task, spill, reproof, jaw, reprimand, rebuke, utter, chew out, chide, peach, tattle, lambaste, mouth, trounce, blab out, berate, have words, chew up, call down, blab, let the cat out of the bag, dress down, speak, scold, remonstrate, rag, babble out, sing, spill the beans, call on the carpet, lectureAntonyms:
keep one's mouth shut, shut one's mouth, keep quiet
Matched Categories
Editors Contribution
communication
to speak to someone
" go talk to him"
Dictionary of English Synonymes
talkverb
Synonyms:
speak, converse, CONFABULATEtalkverb
Synonyms:
confer, reason, deliberatetalkverb
talkverb
talknoun
Synonyms:
conversation, converse, colloquy, PARLEY, discourse, conference, communication, dialogue, confabulation, chat, GOSSIP, oral intercoursetalknoun
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
talknoun
Synonyms:
conversation, converse, colloquy, conference, confabulation, chat, parley, causerie, parlance, confab, dialogue, interlocution, soliloquy, monologue, palaver, buncombe, blarney, blandishment, flattery, flummery, chaff, banter, raillery, persiflage, badinage, asteistn, chatter, babble, chit chat, gibberish, jargon, twaddle, fustian, moonshine, hanky-panky, jabbering, rhapsody, rant, grandiloquence, expatiation, descanttalkverb
Synonyms:
speak, converse, confer, confabulate, consult, babble, prattle, prate, chatter, gabble, gibber, blather, expatiate, descant, comment, harp, rant, palaver
Suggested Resources
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Words popularity by usage frequency
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#249 | address | |
#496 | say | |
#703 | discussion | |
#723 | tell | |
#785 | conference | |
#816 | talk | |
#962 | chat | |
#1246 | reason | |
#1257 | communication | |
#1365 | express | |
#1444 | modern | |
#1892 | discuss | |
#2208 | talking | |
#2544 | speak | |
#2557 | speech | |
#3220 | speaking | |
#3327 | mouth | |
#3935 | mention | |
#4316 | lecture | |
#4458 | talks | |
#4932 | conversation | |
#5495 | dialogue | |
#5543 | spoke | |
#5694 | sing | |
#6808 | bubble | |
#7396 | speaks | |
#8245 | shed | |
#11225 | discourse | |
#11696 | peach | |
#11777 | spill | |
#14273 | communion | |
#14331 | intercourse | |
#14387 | jaw | |
#15014 | whistle | |
#15167 | converse | |
#15810 | rag | |
#17054 | utter | |
#18842 | chatter | |
#22983 | emit | |
#23676 | ripple | |
#32248 | babble | |
#40585 | lecturing | |
#44368 | reprimand | |
#45992 | rebuke | |
#53814 | splatter | |
#56170 | blather | |
#59455 | clack | |
#60654 | slop | |
#60684 | colloquy | |
#64842 | kalam | |
#73551 | scold | |
#88246 | parley | |
#95599 | blab | |
#98647 | blabber | |
#100407 | piffle | |
#102071 | prattle | |
#102240 | tattle | |
#105484 | reproof | |
#116298 | berate | |
#116761 | twaddle | |
#119502 | palaver | |
#124784 | verbalize | |
#126122 | chide | |
#128384 | maunder | |
#129330 | gurgle | |
#144808 | trounce | |
#154506 | disgorge | |
#177826 | gibber | |
#206076 | burble | |
#208461 | confabulation | |
#231985 | prate | |
#235554 | remonstrate | |
#275657 | gabble | |
#284627 | lambaste | |
#304391 | lambast |
How to use talk in a sentence?
I need to go there at least once and see my fixers and ask them what the current situation is. I need to talk to them face to face. I think that's necessary.
Will there be an opportunity to talk about the other programs? Yes, but a lot of us haven't even spent any of the money at all.
Finance Minister Natalia Yaresko:
It would be nonsense to make that payment, then talk to credtors..It doesn't fit in psychologically, doesn't fit in with my balance of payments problem to pay that(bond) in full.
Education can't just be about the Holocaust and the Third Reich. Schools also need to talk about the Middle East conflict, antisemitism based on religious argumentation and conspiracy theories.
Interesting, because I do believe, third time running for the same seat, so let's talk about track record of winning elections.
Translations for talk
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- تكلم, خطاب, محادثة, تحدث, محاضرةArabic
- danışmaqAzerbaijani
- размаўляць, гаварыцьBelarusian
- беседа, разговор, говоряBulgarian
- parlar, conversarCatalan, Valencian
- foredrag, drøftelse, snakke, fortælle, samtale, tale, forelæsning, snakDanish
- sprechen, Vortrag, Gespräch, redenGerman
- θέμα, συνομιλώ, διάλεξη, συζήτηση, επικοινωνώ, μιλώGreek
- paroliEsperanto
- conversación, hablar, conferencia, conversarSpanish
- سخنرانی, گفت و گو, سخن گفتن, صحبت, صحبت کردنPersian
- puheenaihe, puhua, esitelmä, viestiä, keskusteluFinnish
- talaFaroese
- conversation, parler, discussion, bavarder, discours, conférenceFrench
- petearWestern Frisian
- aighneas, caintIrish
- seanchas, còmhradhScottish Gaelic
- बात करना, बोलनाHindi
- beszélget, beszéd, beszél, beszélgetésHungarian
- զրուցել, խոսելArmenian
- conversar, parlarInterlingua
- bincang, ngomong, bicaraIndonesian
- parolarIdo
- mæla, tala, ávarpaIcelandic
- conversazione, parlare, discorso, argomentoItalian
- 意思疎通する, 話し, 会話, 話す, 講義Japanese
- საუბარიGeorgian
- 이야기하다, 이야기, 대화하다, 말하다, 대화Korean
- دواندن, قسه ئهکات, قسه, ئهدوێنێتKurdish
- fabulorLatin
- kalbėtiLithuanian
- runātLatvian
- kōwetewete, motatau, kōreroMāori
- gesprek, overleggen, praten, conversatie, sprekenDutch
- snakk, samtale, snakke, forelesning, foredrag, prat, prekeNorwegian
- temat, rozmowa, mówićPolish
- conversar, conversa, falar, discursoPortuguese
- rimay, rimachiy, yawnayQuechua
- vorbiRomanian
- разговор, болтать, разговаривать, история, лекция, беседовать, рассказ, нотация, говорить, беседаRussian
- rȁzgovōr, го̏во̄р, govòriti, predávānje, konverzácija, гово̀рити, преда́ва̄ње, gȍvōr, конверза́ција, ра̏згово̄рSerbo-Croatian
- tala, prat, konversation, prata, snacka, föreläsningSwedish
- Sol, PaesuTamil
- చర్చనీయాంశం, ప్రసంగం, కబుర్లు, మాట్లాడుTelugu
- สนทนา, พูด, กล่าว, คุยThai
- konuşmakTurkish
- говорити, розмовлятиUkrainian
- بولنا, بات کرناUrdu
- nói chuyện, nói được, nóiVietnamese
- 講話Chinese
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