Synonyms of talked

talked

verb

past tense of talk

1

as in spoke

to give a formal often extended talk on a subject

the fire chief often talks at school assemblies about fire safety

Synonyms & Similar Words

• spoke
• lectured
• discoursed
• harangued
• held forth
• expatiated
• declaimed
• took the floor
• orated
• descanted
• pontificated
• expounded
• soliloquized
• recited
• sermonized
• mouthed
• disserted
• spouted
• filibustered

2

as in chatted

to engage in casual or rambling conversation

talked with our neighbor as we unloaded the groceries from the car

Synonyms & Similar Words

• chatted
• conversed
• discussed
• chattered
• rattled
• visited
• gabbed
• babbled
• nattered
• blabbed
• schmoozed
• jabbered
• prattled
• prated
• rapped
• cackled
• gabbled
• gossiped
• twittered
• gassed
• pattered
• blew smoke
• kibitzed
• jawed
• ran on
• chinned
• talked a blue streak
• shot the breeze
• chaffered
• chewed the fat
• palavered
• tattled
• yammered
• yapped
• expatiated
• descanted
• yakked

3

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• said
• told
• spoke
• uttered
• discussed
• shared
• stated
• announced
• gave
• articulated
• verbalized
• brought out
• passed
• enunciated
• shouted
• posted
• published
• voiced
• looked
• put into words
• vocalized
• whispered
• put
• affirmed
• blurted
• sounded
• aired
• proclaimed
• commented
• declared
• advertised
• remarked
• asserted
• promulgated
• vented
• publicized
• ventilated
• alleged
• blabbered
• breathed
• got off
• murmured
• averred
• gasped
• chirped
• drawled
• purred
• bolted
• broadcast
• formulated
• blazed
• avowed
• phrased
• worded
• mouthed
• couched
• clothed
• shot
• snarled
• spouted
• spluttered
• avouched
• ripped (out)
• lipped
• formulized
• piped up (with)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• suppressed
• stifled

4

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• informed
• sang
• betrayed
• squealed
• squeaked
• finked
• snitched
• told (on)
• grassed (on)
• split (on)
• ratted (on)
• dropped a dime (on)
• sold (out)
• blabbed
• turned in
• crossed
• tattled
• gave away
• backstabbed
• double-crossed
• tipped (off)
• two-timed

5

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• gossiped
• told
• dished
• revealed
• blabbed
• confided
• tattled
• wagged
• hinted
• circulated
• suggested
• reported
• disclosed
• informed
• divulged
• implied
• rumored
• intimated
• spilled the beans
• squealed
• blabbered
• spilled
• insinuated
• babbled
• let on
• bandied (about)
• tipped (off)
• snitched
• noised (about or abroad)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• shut up
• clammed up

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of talked

Teton talked to a senior crew member who said that many hadn’t been given transportation off the ship or help with their visas. — Shayla Love, New Yorker, 6 Nov. 2026

His daughters sharpened their communication skills, talked to friends and family, and set up their own playdates. — Stephanie Ganz Published, Parents, 6 Nov. 2026

Worried that his buddy was languishing, former defensive end Rusty Medearis talked Hawkins – who was always an exemplary student – into applying for law school. — Dana Oneil, CNN Money, 6 Nov. 2026

For diners, this means that no two tasting menus, even at the same restaurant, may be exactly the same; that talked-about dish may be swapped out for something else when the seasons or weather requires. — Nathan Tavares, Condé Nast Traveler, 5 Nov. 2026

Stevenson is one of the people Newsom has talked to about the death penalty, and the founder of the Legacy Museum in Alabama, which traces the line from slavery to mass incarceration. — Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2026

Over recent months, several production sources have enthusiastically talked to Deadline about how the plethora of services has improved the unscripted sector, so what does Jain think of his rivals? — Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 5 Nov. 2026

Gable threatened to not attend the premiere in solidarity with his friend, The Hollywood Reporter stated, but McDaniel ultimately talked him out of it. — Serena Turner, Vanity Fair, 3 Nov. 2026

Nevada and his parents are Black, as is the official who talked to police, according to footage of the incident. — Brian Bell, The Orlando Sentinel, 29 Oct. 2026