TALKED Synonyms: 167 Similar and Opposite Words

talked

verb

past tense of talk

as in spoke

to give a formal often extended talk on a subject the fire chief often talks at school assemblies about fire safety

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as in chatted

to engage in casual or rambling conversation talked with our neighbor as we unloaded the groceries from the car

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as in said

to express (a thought or emotion) in words you're talking nonsense: take a minute and think about what you are trying to say, and then start speaking

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as in informed

to give information (as to the authorities) about another's improper or unlawful activities after being threatened, the eyewitness started talking at length about what he had seen in the alley

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as in gossiped

to relate sometimes questionable or secret information of a personal nature you're a fine one to talk about your sister's marital problems when you have had plenty of your own

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Recent Examples of talked Talking past each other on voting The candidates mostly talked past each other to answer a question about confidence in elections. — AJC.com, 9 Oct. 2026 The filmmaker talked to Puck‘s Matt Belloni in a wide-ranging discussion that was partially recorded for his The Town podcast. — Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 9 Oct. 2026 David Munson, 67, is a fourth-generation heir of his Texas family’s stock and oil wealth and told Fortune his father talked openly about finances—but also made the kids sell eggs to the neighbors to earn their own money. — Mia Osmonbekov, Fortune, 9 Oct. 2026 Cole talked to OutKick’s Bobby Burack with OutKick Dropkick about staying out of those murky waters. — Bobby Burack , Ryan Gaydos Outkick, FOXNews.com, 9 Oct. 2026 People talked anyway, especially after it was leaked that Steven Spielberg and Netflix content chief Ted Sarandos had held a meeting there. — Robb Report, 9 Oct. 2026 During their research, the team talked to the police, read books and listened to podcasts to make sure that every element of the plot had a connection to reality. — Marta Balaga, Variety, 8 Oct. 2026 Talarico has talked openly at healthcare events about having Type 1 diabetes, a condition that could complicate his recovery from the flu. — ABC News, 8 Oct. 2026 But after returning to Kansas City following that second interview in the Windy City, Matthews talked with then-Royals owner Ewing Kauffman. — Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 1 Oct. 2026

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Verb

Earhart lectured at the school before embarking on her final flight.

— News Editor, CBS News, 6 Oct. 2026
Luann patiently attempts to explain that the women don’t like being lectured to about their business affairs, only for Vicki to abruptly answer a phone call mid-conversation.

— Shamira Ibrahim, Vulture, 24 Aug. 2026

Definition of lectured

Verb

And in 2023, Tierra Whack and Lil Yachty chatted about hip-hop in Brooklyn, before Jon Batiste and Gucci Mane kept the conversation going.

— Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 6 Oct. 2026
As the science reporters chatted with Deisseroth over the phone and Zoom, an AP photographer and videographer raced to his home in Stanford.

— ABC News, ABC News, 5 Oct. 2026

Definition of chatted

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Schneider said the members gave themselves space, then checked whether everyone felt comfortable returning to the stage.

— Jessica Lynch, Billboard, 4 Oct. 2026
Gaza health officials have said at least 1,400 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli fire since last October's ceasefire.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 4 Oct. 2026

Definition of said

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The two friends also gossiped about the buzz surrounding their friendship, Shawkat previously told The New Yorker.

— Kathleen Perricone, Entertainment Weekly, 17 Aug. 2026
If her fellow cast members were debriefed about her dismissal or gossiped amongst themselves, it was not shown onscreen.

— KiMi Robinson, USA Today, 1 July 2026

Definition of gossiped

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Essential California checked out the trials, tested airport counters, walked through the terminal’s new gates and conversed with excited passengers looking forward to their next flight out of Burbank.

— Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 26 Sep. 2026
Hemingway commended Salinger, then a twenty-five-year-old staff sergeant, on his short stories, and the two conversed for hours.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 10 Aug. 2026

Definition of conversed

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Last month, Democracy Docket surpassed 500,000 free email subscribers, the company first told Semafor, including 70,000 subscribers paying $10 a month or $120 per year.

— Max Tani, semafor.com, 5 Oct. 2026
China-Japan relations have come under heavy strain since Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi told parliament in November last year that Japan could get militarily involved in the event of a Chinese invasion of Taiwan.

— Anniek Bao,Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 5 Oct. 2026

Definition of told

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With louche tailoring and cool confidence, there is undoubtedly a sang-froid air about Armani that seems to transcend time and place.

— Brett F. Braley-Palko, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
America's Got Talent contestant Avalon Penrose, who introduced herself as someone who sang opera in her childhood, brought chaos — and fun — to the stage.

— Raechal Shewfelt, EW.com, 6 Aug. 2025