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 Here is what actually goes into the most talked-about sleep drinks, and what the people who tested them have to say. — Lauren Jarvis-Gibson july 25, Miami Herald, 25 July 2026 Paul Wesley talked with EW at Comic-Con about William Shatner. — Derek Lawrence, Entertainment Weekly, 25 July 2026 As a psychologist, the 71-year-old has talked clients through the ups and downs of this time, heard their regrets, and learned about factors that cause some people to struggle and others to thrive. — Anna Borges, Washington Post, 24 July 2026 After the April 30 execution of 70-year-old James Ernest Hitchcock for the 1976 murder of 13-year-old Cindy Driggers in Winter Garden, Florida, the teen's cousin talked to reporters about the five-decade wait for justice. — Amanda Lee Myers, USA Today, 24 July 2026 For the story, Craven also talked to Platner’s wife, his mother, and men who served in the military with the former candidate. — Ian Crouch, New Yorker, 24 July 2026 Three months later, Henry, who has rarely talked publicly about Liverpool since having to apologise to fans for trying to take the Premier League side into a breakaway European Super League in April 2021, spoke to the Boston Sports Journal. — Matt Slater, New York Times, 24 July 2026 Tom has talked a lot about The Odyssey pushing back your start date by six months. — Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 23 July 2026 Police talked to friends and family of the victim, and identified co-defendant Lamont Kirk as the person who sold fentanyl pills to the victim, records show. — Mary Lyle, Arkansas Online, 22 July 2026

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Parsipur taught at Brown University in the early 2000s and lectured internationally throughout the ensuing decades.

— News Desk, Artforum, 13 July 2026
Once, in anthropology class, my professor lectured on an insular island tribe that cackled whenever someone got hurt.

— Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 26 June 2026

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Holland can be heard saying in the video, while the Euphoria star, whose full name is Zendaya Maree Stoermer Coleman, chatted with a reporter.

— Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 27 July 2026
Flow Space chatted with two leading experts about the best ways to keep your eyes healthy in midlife and beyond.

— Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 22 July 2026

Definition of chatted

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Garber said that 15 players who played in the World Cup will still play in the All-Star Game on Wednesday, either representing MLS or for Liga MX.

— Alex Zietlow July 28, Charlotte Observer, 28 July 2026
The developers said the goal is to create an entertainment district that provides year-round activity.

— Dylan Lysen, Kansas City Star, 28 July 2026

Definition of said

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The best conversations are those where clients feel heard, not just informed.

— Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026
Her pitch, deeply informed by Billy’s sensibility and ideas and by the course of their encounter, is a brilliantly strange narrative that puts the character and vantage point of Little Death at the center of a film-within-a-film origin story.

— Richard Brody, New Yorker, 31 July 2026

Definition of informed

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Yet several scientists told KFF Health News that the specimens most likely were indeed for use in developing mpox diagnostic tests.

— CNN Money, CNN Money, 22 July 2026
So good, Mancilla told The Star during a recent interview, that customers aren’t always able to find parking — granted, the lot is relatively small.

— Jenna Thompson, Kansas City Star, 22 July 2026

Definition of told

Verb

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