as in communicative
fond of talking or conversation
a talkative outgoing tour guide showed our school group around the city
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Recent Examples of talkative
This story was not supposed to begin in Zagreb, but then a talkative five-year-old named Oliver showed up at my lunch table.
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Kevin West, Travel + Leisure, 8 May 2026
His mom describes him as talkative.
—Pioneer Press, Twin Cities, 1 May 2026
Donovan is talkative, bubbly and outgoing, while Juan is more of a listener.
—Elizabeth Hernandez, Denver Post, 26 Apr. 2026
Your 4th House of Foundations gets talkative as intellectual Mercury enters, making chats about your space easier to plan and finish.
—Tarot.com, Baltimore Sun, 14 Apr. 2026
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Kevin West, Travel + Leisure, 8 May 2026
His mom describes him as talkative.
—Pioneer Press, Twin Cities, 1 May 2026
Donovan is talkative, bubbly and outgoing, while Juan is more of a listener.
—Elizabeth Hernandez, Denver Post, 26 Apr. 2026
Your 4th House of Foundations gets talkative as intellectual Mercury enters, making chats about your space easier to plan and finish.
—Tarot.com, Baltimore Sun, 14 Apr. 2026
See All Example Sentences for talkative
Recent Examples of Synonyms for talkative
Adjective
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Nini makes no such communicative or deft movements.—
Tao Lin,
Harpers Magazine,
20 Aug. 2025
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Everyone was kind to each other and communicative, which felt like a net positive given how hard legalization has been on producers.—
Andrew DeAngelo,
Forbes.com,
6 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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That show is so unforgivingly edited down to jarring, staccato setup-punchline interactions that the interactions never feel conversational or informative.—
Tasha Robinson,
Vulture,
16 June 2026
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By abandoning static product pages, the collaborative platform swaps out the traditional, tedious e-commerce funnel for a fully conversational shopping experience.—
Arthur Zaczkiewicz,
Footwear News,
16 June 2026
Adjective
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Bush, an outspoken critic of Israel, launched a primary challenge last fall for what’s now the sole remaining safe blue seat in Missouri after Republicans redrew the map.—
Nicholas Wu,
semafor.com,
16 June 2026
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And, before the fight began, UFC Middleweight champion Sean Strickland — an outspoken critic of Israel — was escorted out of the Ellipse by a crowd of law enforcement officers.—
Will Weissert,
Twin Cities,
15 June 2026
Adjective
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The screams, contortions and vocal shifts were made without CGI or artificial intelligence, and that detail is its own form of campaign currency in an era when audiences and voters alike are increasingly skeptical of digital enhancement.—
Clayton Davis,
Variety,
15 June 2026
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Instead, Nowell roots the band’s sound in the mid-’90s and keeps his vocal mannerisms as close to Bradley’s as possible.—
Sadie Sartini Garner,
Pitchfork,
15 June 2026
Adjective
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Turner’s character, Declan O’Hara, is a righteous Irish journalist, also loquacious, also hot, but disgusted by ostentatious displays of wealth.—
Anna Russell,
New Yorker,
1 June 2026
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While preparing for his book tour, the loquacious Hicks answered questions by phone.—
Ben Crandell,
Sun Sentinel,
19 May 2026
Adjective
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The chatty reporters sank into silence.—
Kaya Genç,
The Dial,
9 June 2026
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Keith Urban gets chatty at the CMA Close Up Stage on June 4 in Nashville.—
People Staff,
PEOPLE,
8 June 2026
Adjective
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At a time when Maryland was being flooded with revenue due to inflation and bracket creep, increasing revenues from a progressive income tax enacted by the outgoing Mandel administration, Hughes proposed no major spending programs.—
George Liebmann,
Baltimore Sun,
13 June 2026
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Nike can't catch a break despite a slew of recent insider buying from both Hill and outgoing Apple CEO Tim Cook, who is a Nike board of member.—
Natasha Abellard,
CNBC,
10 June 2026
Adjective
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The somber nature of the day bleeds into the playable shift, where the usually mouthy heroes abstain from hurling insults and shooting the breeze.—
Christopher Cruz,
Rolling Stone,
13 Nov. 2025
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Maia’s flaky friends Alani (True Whitaker) and Charlie (Jordan Firstman) are, respectively, a nepo baby with a titular vice presidency at her famous father’s production company and a mouthy stylist genuflecting at the feet of small-time pop singers.—
Judy Berman,
Time,
30 Oct. 2025
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“Talkative.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/talkative. Accessed 17 Jun. 2026.
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