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

Her dancers contort and gyrate not only to music but to the mischievous natter of recorded dialogue, to the sound of wind and the hiss and lurch of a train. — Sara Holdren, Vulture, 3 Nov. 2026

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