Synonyms of chatty

chatty

adjective

ˈcha-tē 

1

as in colloquial

having the style and content of everyday conversation

a time when campers were expected to write a chatty letter to their folks every week

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

2

as in talkative

fond of talking or conversation

a chatty campaigner who talked to everyone like they were old friends

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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• withdrawn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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of chatty

The chatty reporters sank into silence. — Kaya Genç, The Dial, 9 June 2026

The service ethos is more discreet deference than chatty confidence. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 June 2026

Armisen and Bill Hader play chatty and heavily accented doormen hell-bent on telling bizarre holiday stories to various tenants. — Jesse Hassenger, Entertainment Weekly, 28 May 2026

The japchae assembly is more mechanical than dramatic, but the servers who put it together are charming and chatty enough to carry the performance. — Helen Rosner, New Yorker, 24 May 2026