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plural of schmooze
Synonyms of schmoozes
(Entry 1 of 2)
friendly, informal conversation or an instance of this
- had to master the art of the schmooze if she wanted to get ahead in the business
Synonyms for schmoozes
- backchat,
- cackle,
- causeries,
- chats,
- chatter,
- chin music,
- chin-wag
- [slang],
- chitchats,
- confabs,
- confabulations,
- gab,
- gabfests,
- gossip,
- jangle,
- jaws,
- natters
- [chiefly British],
- palavers,
- patter,
- raps,
- small talk,
- table talk,
- talks,
- tête-à-têtes
Words Related to schmoozes
- colloquies,
- conferences,
- discourses,
- parleys,
- symposia
- (or symposiums)
- debates,
- dialogues
- (also dialogs),
- exchanges,
- give-and-takes
schmoozes
verbvariants:
or shmoozes
present tense third-person singular of schmooze
Synonyms of schmoozes (Entry 2 of 2)
to engage in casual or rambling conversation
- spent every spare minute of the conference schmoozing with the industry's power players
Synonyms for schmoozes
Words Related to schmoozes
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