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
Garten’s trick after decades of hosting parties is to seat the two most talkative people across from each other at the center of the table.
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Kristen Kidd, Denver Post, 26 Nov. 2025
She's known to be cheeky and talkative, like a Gemini.
—Lisa Stardust, PEOPLE, 22 Nov. 2025
At home, Dan is curious, talkative and always ready to make a new friend.
—Tiffani Jackson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 Nov. 2025
Mbeumo, nicknamed Brice, was not shy at football but talkative and funny.
—Charlotte Harpur, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025
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Kristen Kidd, Denver Post, 26 Nov. 2025
She's known to be cheeky and talkative, like a Gemini.
—Lisa Stardust, PEOPLE, 22 Nov. 2025
At home, Dan is curious, talkative and always ready to make a new friend.
—Tiffani Jackson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 Nov. 2025
Mbeumo, nicknamed Brice, was not shy at football but talkative and funny.
—Charlotte Harpur, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for talkative
Adjective
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From Ron being just the guiding light of all of it, and so understanding, communicative and gentle with me — just such a great leader in every way, shape or form.—
Ryan Gajewski,
HollywoodReporter,
17 Nov. 2025
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The uncertainty has been hard, even with suppliers being communicative and transparent.—
Roxana Popescu,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
23 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Not just an efficiency push, Schutlz believes that users genuinely prefer the conversational tone of chat bots to searching for JD Sports merchandise via conventional internet and social channels.—
Mark Faithfull,
Forbes.com,
20 Jan. 2026
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Less a drama than a conversational soliloquy with staging touches, there is greatness on display with the presence of actor John Rubinstein.—
Christopher Smith,
Oc Register,
20 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Employees have been less outspoken as layoffs increased after companies over-hired during the covid-19 pandemic and embraced artificial intelligence.—
Joseph Menn The Washington Post,
Arkansas Online,
21 Jan. 2026
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Once-outspoken entertainers have been a bit quieter of late as well.—
Spencer Kornhaber,
The Atlantic,
20 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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The responses in Bug are very vocal and that is a lot of fun.—
Juan A. Ramírez,
Vogue,
9 Jan. 2026
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Hopefuls are judged on musical performance, song choice, vocal abilities, costuming, crowd appeal and authenticity in portraying the real-life Gold Rush character Klondike Kate.—
Pioneer Press,
Twin Cities,
8 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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But now, with The Night Manager three episodes deep on both sides of the Atlantic, the British producer is rather more loquacious.—
Jake Kanter,
Deadline,
17 Jan. 2026
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Can any of them stand up to the current City Hall leader, a loquacious progressive champion who is struggling to execute his ambitions agenda?—
Laura Washington,
Chicago Tribune,
14 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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In late April, love gets chatty and playful when Venus enters Gemini, followed by electric Uranus, bringing sparks through conversation, witty banter, spontaneous plans and flirting that starts as a joke and ends in a date.—
Valerie Mesa,
PEOPLE,
7 Jan. 2026
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Luna is leaping into your chatty 3rd house, inviting you to share ideas with humor and rewrite notes before hitting send.—
Tarot.com,
Sun Sentinel,
4 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Chance, a redshirt sophomore next season, should be a plug-and-play replacement for outgoing punter Ethan Craw.—
Steven Johnson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
6 Jan. 2026
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The outgoing traffic on the University of Arkansas football roster continued at a steady pace Friday, headlined by starting offensive lineman and in-state standout E'Marion Harris, as the NCAA transfer portal officially opened for the only time this year.—
Tom Murphy,
Arkansas Online,
3 Jan. 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 22 Jan. 2026.
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