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as in talkative
fond of talking or conversation
the antiques dealer is not the conversational sort, so customers should not expect any impromptu chats
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as in colloquial
having the style and content of everyday conversation
struck a very conversational tone in his reports of his travels through foreign countries
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as in vernacular
used in or suitable for speech and not formal writing
uses conversational language instead of more stilted expressions in her campaign speeches
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Recent Examples of conversational
The cabin also features the AFEELA Personal Agent, an interactive conversational AI leveraging Microsoft Azure OpenAI Service to deliver personalized dialogue experiences.
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Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 6 Jan. 2026
Chatbots are designed to be cooperative and conversational.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 5 Jan. 2026
The integration is meant to replace tab-switching and manual filtering with a conversational assistant, according to StubHub.
—Sportico Staff, Sportico.com, 2 Jan. 2026
In Austin’s third collection, readers can expect his trademark gorgeously crystalline lyrics interspersed with more conversational wanderings, capturing new stages of life.
—Literary Hub, 2 Jan. 2026
Mamdani’s museum event also featured a table and chairs, but was considerably shorter and more conversational.
—Chris Smith, Vanity Fair, 2 Jan. 2026
New, a vibe coding tool that allows users to build apps and websites through conversational prompts.
—Eric Simons, Fortune, 2 Jan. 2026
For the next two years, the event returned to in-person but in a smaller, more conversational format.
—Carolyn Stein, Chicago Tribune, 2 Jan. 2026
This conversational approach felt less like using an app and more like having a photographer friend available 24/7.
—New Atlas, 29 Dec. 2025
Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 6 Jan. 2026
Chatbots are designed to be cooperative and conversational.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 5 Jan. 2026
The integration is meant to replace tab-switching and manual filtering with a conversational assistant, according to StubHub.
—Sportico Staff, Sportico.com, 2 Jan. 2026
In Austin’s third collection, readers can expect his trademark gorgeously crystalline lyrics interspersed with more conversational wanderings, capturing new stages of life.
—Literary Hub, 2 Jan. 2026
Mamdani’s museum event also featured a table and chairs, but was considerably shorter and more conversational.
—Chris Smith, Vanity Fair, 2 Jan. 2026
New, a vibe coding tool that allows users to build apps and websites through conversational prompts.
—Eric Simons, Fortune, 2 Jan. 2026
For the next two years, the event returned to in-person but in a smaller, more conversational format.
—Carolyn Stein, Chicago Tribune, 2 Jan. 2026
This conversational approach felt less like using an app and more like having a photographer friend available 24/7.
—New Atlas, 29 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for conversational
Adjective
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At home, Dan is curious, talkative and always ready to make a new friend.—
Tiffani Jackson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
3 Nov. 2025
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Mbeumo, nicknamed Brice, was not shy at football but talkative and funny.—
Charlotte Harpur,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
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Through it all, the specifically colloquial quality of the dialogue and the delivery of the vivacious voice cast preserves the film’s Mexican identity.—
Carlos Aguilar,
Variety,
31 Oct. 2025
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The language is colloquial, down-to-earth.—
Andrew Rojecki,
The Conversation,
21 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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The Upside Down, a dark, gooey parallel universe of Hawkins, and its predatory demogorgons became part of their middle school vernacular.—
Lorraine Ali,
Boston Herald,
30 Nov. 2025
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In vernacular languages up to the early modern period in Europe, cognates of conversatio often conveyed a sense of physical closeness: gathering or dwelling together.—
Lamorna Ash,
The Dial,
25 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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The uncertainty has been hard, even with suppliers being communicative and transparent.—
Roxana Popescu,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
23 Oct. 2025
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That started in huddles, with a demonstrably more communicative Jokic.—
Bennett Durando,
Denver Post,
22 Oct. 2025
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During the 2020 cycle, disinformation targeting Black voters has been spreading through informal channels on social media, according to a report by NBC News.—
David Smiley,
Miami Herald,
7 Nov. 2025
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The informal meeting represents the first layer in the appeals process the district is entitled to avail itself of, Lecholop said.—
Silas Allen,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
7 Nov. 2025
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“Conversational.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/conversational. Accessed 8 Jan. 2026.
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