What are some opposite words for talkative?
Antonyms for talkative
ˈtɔ kə tɪvtalk·a·tive
This page is about all possible antonyms and opposite words for the term talkative.
Wiktionary
talkativeadjective
Antonyms:
monosyllabic, silent, laconic, dour, quiet, sullen, mute, withdrawn, terse, uncommunicative, taciturnSynonyms:
outgoing, garrulous, indiscreet, talksome, verbose, loquacious, outspoken, gabby, logorrheic, long-winded, chattytalkativeadjective
Tending to talk a lot.
Antonyms:
taciturn, quiet, silent, uncommunicative, terse, monosyllabic, withdrawn, mute, dour, laconic, sullenSynonyms:
gabby, outgoing, indiscreet, verbose, chatty, talksome, long-winded, outspoken, loquacious, logorrheic, garruloustalkativeadjective
Speaking openly and honestly, neglecting privacy and consequences.
Synonyms:
outgoing, chatty, garrulous, verbose, gabby, long-winded, indiscreet, loquacious, logorrheic, outspoken, talksomeAntonyms:
taciturn, sullen, terse, laconic, quiet, mute, dour, silent, uncommunicative, withdrawn, monosyllabic
English Synonyms and Antonyms
talkative
Garrulous signifies given to constant trivial talking. Chattering signifies uttering rapid, noisy, and unintelligible, or scarcely intelligible, sounds, whether articulate words or such as resemble them; chattering is often used of vocal sounds that may be intelligible by themselves but are ill understood owing to confusion of many voices or other cause. The talkative person has a strong disposition to talk, with or without an abundance of words, or many ideas; the loquacious person has an abundant flow of language and much to say on any subject suggested; either may be lively and for a time entertaining; the garrulous person is tedious, repetitious, petty, and self-absorbed. Verbose is applied to utterances more formal than conversation, as to writings or public addresses. We speak of a chattering monkey or a chattering idiot, a talkative child, a talkative or loquacious woman, a garrulous old man, a verbose writer. Compare CIRCUMLOCUTION.
Antonyms:
laconic, reserved, reticent, silent, speechless, taciturnSynonyms:
chattering, garrulous, loquacious, verbose
Princeton's WordNet
chatty, gabby, garrulous, loquacious, talkative, talkyadjective
full of trivial conversation
"kept from her housework by gabby neighbors"
Antonyms:
uncommunicative, incommunicative, taciturn, discreetSynonyms:
newsy, gossipy, gabby, expansive, garrulous, blabbermouthed, bigmouthed, chatty, loquacious, blabby, talkybigmouthed, blabbermouthed, blabby, talkativeadjective
unwisely talking too much
Antonyms:
incommunicative, discreet, uncommunicative, taciturnSynonyms:
loquacious, gabby, tattling(a), expansive, garrulous, bigmouthed, talebearing(a), blabby, chatty, talky, blabbermouthed, leakyexpansive, talkativeadjective
friendly and open and willing to talk
"wine made the guest expansive"
Antonyms:
discreet, taciturn, uncommunicative, incommunicativeSynonyms:
loquacious, gabby, expansive, heroic, bigmouthed, chatty, blabby, blabbermouthed, talky, grand, garrulous
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
talkativeadjective
Antonyms:
reserved, reticent, uncommunicative, silent, stillSynonyms:
garrulous, loquacious, communicative, voluble, unreserved
How to use talkative in a sentence?
He was kind of a mild-mannered guy, always pleasant but never super talkative.
She was very talkative and well-mannered, jolly was very loving.
Sometimes you get the funny looks, but I'm totally open about everything, i'll say to them,' Do you have a problem with this ? Do you want to know why I'm doing this ? Because I'll explain it. I'm very talkative. I'll tell you all about my transplant.
The North Korea Foreign Ministry and South Korean authorities remain outwardly talkative about dialogue. But when they sit back, they sharpen a sword to do us harm, if this is what they call' creative approach.
To a talkative woman Madam, don't you have any unexpressed thoughts
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