Synonyms of jaw

jaw 1 of 2

noun

ˈjȯ 

as in chat

friendly, informal conversation or an instance of this

now that he's retired, he's got all afternoon for a jaw with his friends at the senior center

Synonyms & Similar Words

• chat
• chatter
• talk
• table talk
• small talk
• patter
• jangle
• chin music
• gossip
• gab
• dialogue
• chitchat
• natter
• debate
• causerie
• cackle
• schmooze
• gabfest
• conference
• confabulation
• discourse
• tête-à-tête
• rap
• palaver
• confab
• symposium
• chin-wag
• exchange
• backchat
• yak
• colloquy
• yap
• parley
• happy talk
• give-and-take
• yammer
• cross talk

jaw

2 of 2

verb

1

as in to scold

to criticize (someone) severely or angrily especially for personal failings

you don't have to jaw me to death just because I bite my nails

Synonyms & Similar Words

• scold
• lecture
• reprimand
• blame
• rag
• criticize
• hammer
• dress down
• rail (at or against)
• call down
• chew out
• attack
• rate
• bawl out
• ream (out)
• rant (at)
• lay into
• flay
• reproach
• berate
• upbraid
• fault
• rebuke
• tongue-lash
• keelhaul
• chastise
• mock
• score
• admonish
• baste
• castigate
• read the riot act (to)
• lash
• lambaste
• knock
• pan
• take to task
• slam
• remonstrate (with)
• chide
• censure
• scourge
• condemn
• lace (into)
• blast
• denounce
• revile
• reprove
• crucify
• assail
• abuse
• ridicule
• harangue
• scorn
• reprehend
• excoriate
• vituperate
• dis
• scoff
• belittle
• disparage
• bad-mouth
• put down

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• approve
• sanction
• endorse
• praise
• extol
• laud

2

as in to chat

to engage in casual or rambling conversation

just a group of girls sitting around the locker room and jawing about the usual stuff

Synonyms & Similar Words

• chat
• talk
• converse
• chin
• rattle
• chatter
• patter
• prate
• gas
• natter
• run on
• gab
• rap
• jabber
• discuss
• schmooze
• blow smoke
• kibitz
• cackle
• visit
• babble
• prattle
• blab
• gabble
• twitter
• palaver
• gossip
• chaffer
• chew the fat
• shoot the breeze
• talk a blue streak
• tattle
• expatiate
• yap
• yak
• descant
• yammer

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of jaw

Noun

The first story was set in the 1980s while the second volume, recently wrapped, was set in the 1990s, at the dawn of the Internet age and culminated with a shocking finale that left readers’ jaws on the forest floor. — Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 25 July 2026

What counts as a bucket-list hike These are multi-day treks known for jaw-dropping scenery, demanding terrain, and cultural weight that a day hike cannot match. — Ashley Lynch, Charlotte Observer, 23 July 2026

Verb

In a rare show of emotion, the 6-2 Knicks star got up off the ground and jawed at Victor Wembanyama, clearly irate with the San Antonio Spurs’ 7-4 center. — Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 10 June 2026

After the game that featured five technical fouls and thee ejections, players from both teams jawed back and forth near midcourt. — Los Angeles Times, 28 Apr. 2026