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
• confabulation
• confab
• tête-à-tête
• chin music
• chin-wag
• causerie
• conference
• rap
• backchat
• exchange
• symposium
• yammer
• colloquy
• parley
• happy talk
• yak
• give-and-take
• yap
• cross talk

2

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
• quietude
• serenity
• tranquility

chatter

2 of 2

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
• palaver
• schmooze
• discuss
• jaw
• rap
• twitter
• chin
• blow smoke
• run on
• visit
• gas
• chaffer
• shoot the breeze
• chew the fat
• talk a blue streak
• tattle
• expatiate
• descant
• yammer
• yap
• yak

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
• blither
• patter
• prate
• murmur
• screech
• smatter
• gab
• troll
• mouth
• yak
• jaw
• tittle-tattle
• bleat
• stammer
• jangle
• chunter
• run on
• maunder

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• articulate
• pronounce
• enunciate

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of chatter

Noun

There was also some chatter about the snow crab cluster which comes as a side for $11. — Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 13 July 2026

The retail behemoth, where bigger is always better, is taking advantage of the social media chatter and hosting VIP tours for international fans in New Jersey and Miami. — Maureen O'Hare, CNN Money, 11 July 2026

Verb

Vuvuzelas honked like a chorus of drunk geese, and spectators chattered excitedly. — Ryan Lenora Brown, NPR, 14 June 2026

Families line up down the block to order ice cream at Salt & Straw, while students chatter over their laptops at Coupa Cafe. — Kate Bradshaw, Mercury News, 9 June 2026