Synonyms of jaws

jaws 1 of 2

noun

plural of jaw

as in talks

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

• talks
• chatter
• table talk
• chats
• small talk
• palavers
• jangle
• gab
• cackle
• patter
• chin music
• natters
• causeries
• chitchats
• raps
• gabfests
• gossip
• tête-à-têtes
• confabulations
• schmoozes
• confabs
• debates
• dialogues
• chin-wag
• discourses
• conferences
• yaks
• dialogs
• yaps
• exchanges
• happy talk
• symposia
• symposiums
• yacks
• backchat
• parleys
• colloquies
• crosstalk
• yammers
• give-and-takes

jaws

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of jaw

1

as in scolds

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

• scolds
• lectures
• reprimands
• rags
• hammers
• calls down
• rates
• blames
• dresses down
• bawls out
• attacks
• lays into
• tongue-lashes
• bastes
• criticizes
• scores
• flays
• keelhauls
• chews out
• upbraids
• rebukes
• faults
• reproaches
• berates
• admonishes
• reads the riot act (to)
• rants (at)
• rails (at or against)
• mocks
• reams (out)
• chastises
• castigates
• pans
• lashes
• takes to task
• lambastes
• scourges
• lambasts
• slams
• knocks
• reprehends
• vituperates
• crucifies
• blasts
• assails
• chides
• harangues
• abuses
• condemns
• reproves
• reviles
• censures
• excoriates
• denounces
• bad-mouths
• scoffs
• scorns
• remonstrates (with)
• ridicules
• disparages
• laces (into)
• belittles
• disses
• puts down

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• sanctions
• indorses
• approves
• endorses
• praises
• lauds
• extols
• extolls

• sanctions
• indorses
• approves
• endorses
• praises
• lauds
• extols
• extolls

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as in chats

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

• chats
• chins
• talks
• rattles
• converses
• gases
• chatters
• gabs
• prates
• palavers
• patters
• cackles
• natters
• gabbles
• gasses
• raps
• chaffers
• jabbers
• kibitzes
• chews the rag
• visits
• blows smoke
• kibbitzes
• runs on
• schmoozes
• prattles
• chews the fat
• babbles
• discusses
• gossips
• talks a blue streak
• blabs
• twitters
• shmoozes
• shoots the breeze
• tattles
• yaps
• yaks
• expatiates
• descants
• yacks
• yammers