Synonyms of chatter

chatter 1 of 2

noun

1

as in chat

friendly, informal conversation or an instance of this

pleasant chatter over morning coffee

Synonyms & Similar Words

• chat
• talk
• gossip
• chitchat
• gab
• small talk
• natter
• debate
• cackle
• table talk
• gabfest
• jaw
• palaver
• patter
• dialogue
• schmooze
• discourse
• jangle
• dialog
• confabulation
• confab
• tête-à-tête
• chin music
• chin-wag
• causerie
• conference
• rap
• backchat
• exchange
• symposium
• yammer
• colloquy
• crosstalk
• parley
• yack
• happy talk
• yak
• give-and-take
• yap

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as in noise

loud, confused, and usually inharmonious sound

the chatter of the ship's engine kept us awake all night

Synonyms & Similar Words

• noise
• roar
• rattle
• commotion
• clatter
• cacophony
• clamor
• din
• racket
• blare
• bruit
• bluster
• discordance
• clangor
• brawl
• babel
• discord
• bang
• katzenjammer
• hubbub
• decibel(s)
• dissonance
• bowwow
• hullabaloo
• tumult
• rumpus
• boom
• uproar
• furor
• hurly-burly
• jangle
• blast
• crash
• clap
• crack

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• silence
• still
• quiet
• stillness
• lull
• hush
• calm
• silentness
• tranquillity
• quietude
• serenity
• tranquility

chatter

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verb

ˈcha-tər 

1

as in to chat

to engage in casual or rambling conversation

chattered idly while waiting in line

Synonyms & Similar Words

• chat
• talk
• converse
• rattle
• babble
• prattle
• jabber
• natter
• gabble
• gossip
• prate
• patter
• cackle
• gab
• blab
• kibitz
• discuss
• palaver
• schmooze
• jaw
• rap
• twitter
• shoot the breeze
• blow smoke
• chin
• chew the rag
• kibbitz
• run on
• gas
• visit
• shmooze
• chaffer
• talk a blue streak
• chew the fat
• tattle
• yammer
• expatiate
• descant
• yap
• yak
• yack

2

as in to babble

to speak rapidly, inarticulately, and usually unintelligibly

the parrot chatters all day

Synonyms & Similar Words

• chat
• babble
• prattle
• drool
• shout
• jabber
• gabble
• rattle
• gibber
• sputter
• drivel
• mutter
• shriek
• blather
• stutter
• mumble
• bumble
• blabber
• yack
• blither
• patter
• prate
• screech
• murmur
• smatter
• gab
• troll
• mouth
• yak
• jaw
• tittle-tattle
• bleat
• stammer
• jangle
• chunter
• run on
• maunder

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• articulate
• pronounce
• enunciate

Examples of chatter in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

However, the chatter about her body reached a peak in 2009 after the release of her debut album The Fame. —Mathew Rodriguez, Them, 19 Sep. 2024

There’s a lot of chatter these days about the lack of artistically satisfying theatrical films geared specifically for kids — well, parents, look no further. —Christian Blauvelt, IndieWire, 26 Sep. 2024

Verb

The streaming platform and Warner Bros. shot this down in a statement to The Hollywood Reporter, but still fans are chattering. —Abby Gardner, Glamour, 3 Sep. 2024

In those tiny flashes, while Emily chattered beside her, Frankie would think about the way Lucia’s spit had felt sliding down her throat. —Ruby Opalka, The Atlantic, 25 Aug. 2024