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talk
Synonyms and Antonyms of talk
- the noted author's talk on the state of the modern novel
keynote address (or keynote speech), lecture, salutatory
- what good will all this talk do when we need to take action now?
argument, argumentation, argy-bargy [chiefly British], back-and-forth, colloquy, confab, confabulation, conference, consult, consultation, council, counsel, debate, deliberation, dialogue (also dialog), discussion, give-and-take, palaver, parley
- sat down by the fire and had a nice little talk about what was new in the village
backchat, cackle, causerie, chat, chatter, chin music, chin-wag [slang], chitchat, confab, confabulation, gab, gabfest, gossip, jangle, jaw, natter [chiefly British], palaver, patter, rap, schmooze, small talk, table talk, tête-à-tête
- her wild behavior is exciting some lurid talk
talk
Synonyms and Antonyms of talk
- the fire chief often talks at school assemblies about fire safety
hold forth, take the floor
- talked with our neighbor as we unloaded the groceries from the car
blow smoke, chew the fat (also chew the rag), shoot the breeze, talk a blue streak
- you're talking nonsense: take a minute and think about what you are trying to say, and then start speaking
air, discuss, give, look, share, sound, vent, ventilate, voice
blabber, bolt, blurt, get off, shoot
advertise, announce, blaze, broadcast, declare, post, proclaim, promulgate, publicize, publish
affirm, allege, assert, aver, avouch, avow
breathe, chirp, drawl, gasp, lip, mouth, murmur, purr, shout, splutter, spout, whisper
clothe, couch, formulate, formulize, phrase, put, word
put into words
- after being threatened, the eyewitness started talking at length about what he had seen in the alley
fink, grass (on) [British slang], inform, rat (on), sing, snitch, split (on) [British], squeak, squeal, tell (on)
drop a dime (on)
- you're a fine one to talk about your sister's marital problems when you have had plenty of your own
spill the beans
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