Synonyms of jaws

jaws 1 of 2

noun

plural of jaw

as in talks

friendly, informal conversation or an instance of this

now that he's retired, he's got all afternoon for a jaw with his friends at the senior center

Synonyms & Similar Words

• talks
• chats
• chatter
• table talk
• small talk
• jangle
• gab
• palavers
• chin music
• cackle
• patter
• natters
• causeries
• chitchats
• gossip
• gabfests
• raps
• dialogs
• tête-à-têtes
• confabulations
• symposiums
• chin-wag
• confabs
• debates
• dialogues
• discourses
• schmoozes
• conferences
• yaks
• exchanges
• symposia
• backchat
• happy talk
• yaps
• parleys
• yacks
• crosstalk
• colloquies
• yammers
• give-and-takes

jaws

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of jaw

1

as in scolds

to criticize (someone) severely or angrily especially for personal failings

you don't have to jaw me to death just because I bite my nails

Synonyms & Similar Words

• scolds
• lectures
• reprimands
• rags
• hammers
• blames
• calls down
• criticizes
• bawls out
• rails (at or against)
• dresses down
• rants (at)
• scores
• attacks
• lays into
• reams (out)
• rates
• tongue-lashes
• faults
• flays
• bastes
• upbraids
• rebukes
• chews out
• keelhauls
• berates
• lambasts
• reproaches
• admonishes
• takes to task
• reads the riot act (to)
• chastises
• mocks
• castigates
• lambastes
• pans
• lashes
• knocks
• slams
• scourges
• reprehends
• remonstrates (with)
• chides
• crucifies
• assails
• abuses
• condemns
• vituperates
• blasts
• reproves
• laces (into)
• reviles
• harangues
• excoriates
• censures
• denounces
• bad-mouths
• scoffs
• scorns
• ridicules
• disparages
• belittles
• disses
• puts down

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• sanctions
• approves
• indorses
• endorses
• praises
• lauds
• extols
• extolls

2

as in chats

to engage in casual or rambling conversation

just a group of girls sitting around the locker room and jawing about the usual stuff

Synonyms & Similar Words

• chats
• talks
• converses
• rattles
• chins
• gasses
• gases
• chatters
• prates
• gabs
• cackles
• patters
• natters
• gabbles
• talks a blue streak
• raps
• jabbers
• chews the rag
• kibitzes
• blows smoke
• runs on
• prattles
• schmoozes
• visits
• kibbitzes
• babbles
• palavers
• discusses
• chaffers
• chews the fat
• blabs
• gossips
• twitters
• shmoozes
• shoots the breeze
• tattles
• expatiates
• yaps
• yaks
• descants
• yammers
• yacks