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converse

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of converse

talking or a talk between two or more people

ideally, the college classroom should be a place of intellectual converse between student and teacher

Synonyms of converse

chat, colloquy, conversation, dialogue (also dialog), discourse, discussion, exchange

Words Related to converse

banter, chaff, cross fire, give-and-take, persiflage, raillery, repartee

conference, parley, powwow

babble, chatter, chin-wag [slang], chitchat, confabulation, gabfest, gossip, natter [chiefly British], palaver, prate, prattle, rap, small talk, table talk

round-robin, roundtable, symposium

debate, deliberation

converse

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of converse

to engage in casual or rambling conversation

jurors are not allowed to converse while the attorneys go off to one side to confer with the judge

Synonyms of converse

babble, blab, cackle, chaffer [British], chat, chatter, chin [slang], gab, gabble, gas, jabber, jaw, kibitz (also kibbitz), natter, palaver, patter, prate, prattle, rap, rattle, run on, schmooze (or shmooze), talk, twitter, visit

Words Related to converse

descant, discuss, expatiate

yak (also yack), yammer, yap

Phrases Synonymous with converse

blow smoke, chew the fat (also chew the rag), shoot the breeze, talk a blue streak

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