Synonyms of conversational

conversational

adjective

1

as in talkative

fond of talking or conversation

the antiques dealer is not the conversational sort, so customers should not expect any impromptu chats

Synonyms & Similar Words

• talkative
• communicative
• vocal
• outspoken
• loquacious
• chatty
• talky
• outgoing
• garrulous
• mouthy
• expansive
• blabby
• gabby
• motormouthed
• fluent
• demonstrative
• articulate
• effusive
• rambling
• voluble
• glib
• well-spoken
• gossipy
• extraverted
• verbose
• prolix
• unreserved
• free-spoken
• wordy
• gushing
• extroverted
• gregarious
• long-winded
• tale-telling
• sociable
• talebearing
• windy

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• laconic
• quiet
• uncommunicative
• taciturn
• reticent
• reserved
• silent
• shy
• closemouthed
• mute
• wordless
• evasive
• tight-lipped
• speechless
• mum
• secretive
• nonvocal
• withdrawn
• aloof
• self-contained
• introverted
• inhibited
• retiring
• unsociable
• tongue-tied
• indrawn

2

as in colloquial

having the style and content of everyday conversation

struck a very conversational tone in his reports of his travels through foreign countries

Synonyms & Similar Words

• colloquial
• chatty
• casual
• gossipy
• familiar
• rambling
• informal
• newsy
• communicative
• chattery
• intimate
• talkative
• discursive
• dishy
• expansive
• digressive
• tell-all
• garrulous

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• literary
• formal
• bookish
• dignified
• solemn
• elevated
• stately
• ceremonious

3

as in vernacular

used in or suitable for speech and not formal writing

uses conversational language instead of more stilted expressions in her campaign speeches

Synonyms & Similar Words

• colloquial
• vernacular
• informal
• vulgar
• nonformal
• nonliterary
• dialectic
• dialectical
• slang
• unliterary
• dialectal
• regional
• unbookish
• nonstandard
• ungrammatical
• slangy
• incorrect
• uneducated
• unlearned
• substandard
• nongrammatical

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• literary
• formal
• learned
• standard
• bookish
• grammatical
• proper
• correct
• genteel
• educated
• undialectical