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dialogue

noun

variants: also dialog

Synonyms and Antonyms of dialogue

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

calling for an international dialogue on human rights

Synonyms of dialogue

argument, argumentation, back-and-forth, colloquy, confab, confabulation, conference, consult, consultation, council, counsel, debate, deliberation, discussion, give-and-take, palaver, parley, talk

Words Related to dialogue

bull session, chat room, forum, meeting, powwow, roundtable, seminar, skull session (also skull practice), symposium, talkathon

chat, conversation, rap, words

discourse, disquisition

bargaining, consultancy, negotiation, pourparler

2 talking or a talk between two or more people

coworkers having a short dialogue about politics at the watercooler before heading back to work

Synonyms of dialogue

chat, colloquy, conversation, converse, discourse, discussion, exchange

Words Related to dialogue

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

conference, parley, powwow

babble, chatter, chitchat, confabulation, gabfest, gossip, palaver, prate, prattle, rap, small talk, table talk

round-robin, roundtable, symposium

debate, deliberation

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