Synonyms of prattle

prattle 1 of 2

noun

as in babble

unintelligible or meaningless talk

parents often claim to understand the prattle of their infant offspring

Synonyms & Similar Words

• babble
• nonsense
• gabble
• chatter
• jabber
• burble
• gibber
• gibberish
• mumbo jumbo
• drivel
• blah
• jabberwocky
• double-talk
• twaddle
• blabber
• slobber
• gab
• clatter
• double Dutch
• abracadabra
• prate
• twitter
• tattle
• hocus-pocus
• clack
• patter
• cackle
• hokeypokey

prattle

2 of 2

verb

ˈpra-tᵊl 

1

as in to chat

to engage in casual or rambling conversation

spent an hour on the phone prattling on about nothing in particular

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

2

as in to chatter

to speak rapidly, inarticulately, and usually unintelligibly

stop prattling and calmly tell us the news

Synonyms & Similar Words

• chatter
• babble
• chat
• gabble
• drool
• shout
• jabber
• gibber
• sputter
• rattle
• drivel
• mutter
• blather
• prate
• blabber
• stutter
• mumble
• shriek
• blither
• bumble
• patter
• gab
• smatter
• troll
• screech
• bleat
• murmur
• yak
• mouth
• stammer
• tittle-tattle
• jaw
• chunter
• jangle
• run on
• maunder

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• articulate
• pronounce
• enunciate

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of prattle

Noun

The Korean Football Association was furious, responding to this juvenile, but ultimately harmless, prattle by boycotting the Korean press. — E. Tammy Kim, New Yorker, 24 June 2026

Some of the prattle can feel like treading water, a delaying tactic until the inevitable confrontation scene. — Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 17 Apr. 2026

Verb

The father, Man, prattles on about mowing the lawn, painting the fence, and managing their orchard’s irrigation, while the son periodically falls off his chair from boredom. — Literary Hub, 12 Dec. 2025

One half of a pair of young twins prattles on incessantly about some sci-fi arcana while the boy’s bored-looking mother and his quieter brother tune him out. — David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 23 May 2025

Video

A Look at Uncommon Onomatopoeia

Associate Editor Serenity Carr looks at onomatopoeic words you might not expect, such as bounce and tinker.

Transcript:

When you think of the origins of a word, you think of Old English, or Old French, or Latin, or Sanskrit. But not all words come from a similar word in an older language. Some words come from imitations of the sounds associated with the thing they name. Some are obvious, like fizz, jingle, toot, and pop. Others are less obvious, like slap, bounce, tinker, and cough. So listen carefully to every grunt and murmur, to the prattle and babbling around you. You may be hearing more than just chit-chat.