Synonyms of natter

natter 1 of 2

noun

chiefly British

as in chat

friendly, informal conversation or an instance of this

a section of the park in which nannies like to gather for a relaxed natter

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

natter

2 of 2

verb

ˈna-tər 

as in to chat

to engage in casual or rambling conversation

could sit for hours nattering about nothing

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of natter

Noun

George Seaton, the Academy president, natters on about the 50th birthday of film, and the worldwide context of the current films, a tacit dig at TV. — Bill Wyman, Vulture, 28 Feb. 2025

Ask me for something to watch — and listen to me natter on for much too long, leaping from one title to another. — Matthew Gilbert, BostonGlobe.com, 4 July 2022

Verb

But all the nattering nabobs of negativism who’d normally have been concentrating on Maura’s catastrophic first term had to devote at least a little attention to recounting one of the Wu Klux Klan’s more embarrassing moments of 2025. — Howie Carr, Boston Herald, 21 Jan. 2026

If this accretion of celebrations of her Adria-ness seemed, individually, like nattering reminders of her time running short, the sheer mass of want for her presence pleased her. — Daniel D'addario, Variety, 17 Feb. 2025