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 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 Negating the new map On the trail, Jeffries and Garcia talked less about their relationship. — Nicholas Wu, semafor.com, 27 Oct. 2026 Townsend had just talked on the phone with Foreman, telling him not to worry about picking up trash. — Libor Jany, Los Angeles Times, 27 Oct. 2026 Vance shook hands and talked with coach Zac Taylor and other players and assistant coaches. — Armando Salguero Outkick, FOXNews.com, 26 Oct. 2026 Smiley and his team studied rent control policies in these cities and talked to leaders. — Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Money, 25 Oct. 2026 Any man Mom talked to, our dad said, was a man trying to steal her. — Souvankham Thammavongsa, New Yorker, 25 Oct. 2026 Ars previously talked with one US robotics distributor that has pivoted from importing China’s humanoid robots to opening a US manufacturing facility for robots. — Jeremy Hsu, ArsTechnica, 23 Oct. 2026 Padilla also talked briefly with Giselle Garcia of the immigrants’ rights group NorCal Resist, which, along with Padilla’s office, has been monitoring ICE activity across the region and conditions at holding centers, including Sacramento’s. — Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 22 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

So after the game, as former colleagues often do, Tremble found his ex-coworker and chatted with him.

— Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 25 Oct. 2026
In an interview with Bon Appétit, the former Detroit health director chatted about Michigan's food culture, grocery affordability, and the foods that shaped him.

— Serena Maria Daniels, Bon Appetit Magazine, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of chatted

Verb

Brennan said his letter was based on direction offered by the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops in November.

— Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 25 Oct. 2026
Slide 1 of 15 The entries included license plate numbers, descriptions of vehicles and descriptions of law enforcement personnel Willie Herndon believed were following him, the complaint said.

— Dennis Romero, NBC news, 25 Oct. 2026

Definition of said

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Kelker-Kelly’s wife, Allison Kelly, informed authorities the actor complained of pain in his left arm and chest while on the drive home from Spirit Airport, People reported.

— Alexandra Del Rosario, Los Angeles Times, 30 Oct. 2026
Those works and other similar ones in the Met’s collection exemplified a neoclassical New England style that informed her work, titled Vessel.

— Harrison Jacobs, ARTnews.com, 30 Oct. 2026

Definition of informed

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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

Verb

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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Switzerland's foreign ministry told The Associated Press on Friday that the woman, married to a Swiss diplomat in Nigeria, had not visited Congo and was believed to have contracted Ebola while traveling to Uganda.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 26 Oct. 2026
Scholten told Semafor that experience positions Turek to convert frustrated Republicans.

— Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 26 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