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chatter

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of chatter

1 friendly, informal conversation or an instance of this
  • pleasant chatter over morning coffee
Synonyms of chatter

backchat, cackle, chat, chitchat, confab, confabulation, gab, gabfest, gossip, jangle, jaw, palaver, patter, rap, schmooze, small talk, table talk, talk, tête-à-tête
Words Related to chatter

colloquy, conference, discourse, parley, powwow, symposium

debate, dialogue (also dialog), exchange, give-and-take

crosstalk, happy talk

yak (also yack), yammer, yap
2 loud, confused, and usually inharmonious sound
  • The chatter of the ship's engine kept us awake all night.
Synonyms of chatter

babel, blare, bluster, cacophony, clamor, clangor, din, discordance, noise, racket, rattle, roar
Words Related to chatter

discord, dissonance

commotion, furor, hubbub, hullabaloo, hurly-burly, rumpus, tumult, uproar

clatter, jangle

bang, blast, boom, clap, crack, crash
Near Antonyms of chatter

calm, hush, lull

quietude, serenity, tranquillity (or tranquility)
Antonyms of chatter

quiet, silence, silentness, still, stillness

chatter

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of chatter

1 to engage in casual or rambling conversation
  • chattered idly while waiting in line
Synonyms of chatter

babble, blab, cackle, chat, converse, gab, gabble, gas, jabber, jaw, kibitz (also kibbitz), palaver, patter, prate, prattle, rap, rattle, run on, schmooze (or shmooze), talk, twitter, visit
Words Related to chatter

gossip, tattle

descant, discuss, expatiate

yak (also yack), yammer, yap
Phrases Synonymous with chatter

blow smoke, chew the fat (also chew the rag), shoot the breeze, talk a blue streak
2 to speak rapidly, inarticulately, and usually unintelligibly
  • The parrot chatters all day.
Synonyms of chatter

babble, bumble, chat, drivel, drool, gabble, gibber, jabber, prattle, sputter
Words Related to chatter

blabber, blather, bleat, blither, gab, jangle, jaw, patter, prate, rattle, run on, smatter, tittle-tattle, troll, yak (also yack)

maunder, mouth, mumble, murmur, mutter

stammer, stutter

screech, shout, shriek
Near Antonyms of chatter

articulate, enunciate, pronounce

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