Synonyms of colloquy

colloquy

noun

ˈkä-lə-kwē 

1

as in symposium

a meeting featuring a group discussion

attended a colloquy on economic globalization

Synonyms & Similar Words

• symposium
• seminar
• conference
• panel
• forum
• panel discussion
• roundtable
• debate
• parley
• council
• round-robin
• convention
• caucus
• colloquium
• synod
• conclave
• town meeting
• deliberation
• convocation
• congregation
• assembly
• congress
• consistory
• brainstorming
• newsgroup
• chat room

2

as in discussion

an exchange of views for the purpose of exploring a subject or deciding an issue

the subject of the spirited colloquy was the disputed authorship of the plays attributed to Shakespeare

Synonyms & Similar Words

• discussion
• debate
• consultation
• consult
• conversation
• dialogue
• talk
• conference
• meeting
• argumentation
• deliberation
• argument
• back-and-forth
• counsel
• symposium
• give-and-take
• confabulation
• parley
• palaver
• confab
• seminar
• forum
• council
• discourse
• consultancy
• argy-bargy
• roundtable
• chat
• negotiation
• disquisition
• chat room
• talkathon
• bull session
• bargaining
• skull session
• rap
• words
• pourparler

3

as in conversation

talking or a talk between two or more people

a casual colloquy between two old colleagues in the faculty lounge

Synonyms & Similar Words

• conversation
• discussion
• converse
• discourse
• exchange
• dialogue
• chat
• debate
• banter
• raillery
• persiflage
• symposium
• repartee
• chitchat
• prattle
• babble
• cross fire
• roundtable
• conference
• chatter
• give-and-take
• small talk
• chaff
• parley
• table talk
• gabfest
• prate
• confabulation
• round-robin
• palaver
• natter
• deliberation
• chin-wag
• gossip
• rap

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of colloquy

When the reporters were not to be denied, a Giants press person threatened to shut down the colloquy. — Dan Freedman, Forbes.com, 25 June 2026

There were some priceless moments in court, including an extended colloquy between Justice Elena Kagan and Hemani’s attorney about a hypothetical statute that Congress might pass to disarm users of the psychedelic drug ayahuasca. — Noah Feldman, Twin Cities, 12 Mar. 2026

There is nothing analytical about Jackiw and Denk’s rendition, which translates all those formal intricacies into an infectious colloquy of voices. — Alex Ross, The New Yorker, 4 Nov. 2024

These artist combinations – or colloquies, as Viveros-Fauné calls them – are especially effective at Stelo Arts and Parallax Art Center. — Briana Miller | , oregonlive, 11 Sep. 2023

Charlie and Joanie’s colloquy in the thoroughfare is also a mutual reassurance that the other’s dream has value. — Matt Zoller Seitz, Vulture, 22 Dec. 2021

While there is inevitably a performative dimension to the colloquy between these two figures who have spent so many years on the public stage, Obama and Springsteen are also both deeply introspective. — BostonGlobe.com, 25 Mar. 2021

And the superb Baryshnikov somehow turns his body to stone, ending the colloquy. — Joan Acocella, The New York Review of Books, 14 May 2020

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