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 Our editors and critics choose the most captivating, notable, brilliant, surprising, absorbing, weird, thought-provoking, and talked-about books. —

Namara Smith, New Yorker, 10 June 2026 Platner hasn’t directly denied the texts and instead criticized the aide who talked to news outlets and accused the media of running gossip. —

Patrick Whittle, Fortune, 10 June 2026 In The Bulwark, Lauren Egan talked to Democratic strategists who think that Fight Agency, the firm that works with Platner, hurt the party. —

David Weigel, semafor.com, 8 June 2026 Platner hasn’t directly denied the existence of the texts but instead criticized the aide who talked to news outlets and accused the media of running gossip. —

ABC News, 8 June 2026 Actress, producer, entrepreneur, and, as writer Alessandra Codinha confirms, all-around five-star human, Garner graces our cover ahead of the release of summer’s soon-to-be most talked-about series, The Five Star Weekend on Peacock, adapted from Elin Hilderbrand’s bestselling beach read. —

InStyle, 7 June 2026 Its story started in 1990, when former mayor Bill Frederick talked the City Council into buying it from a Sarasota toy store with plans to build a bustling streetcar system in the City Beautiful. —

Orlando Sentinel Staff, The Orlando Sentinel, 5 June 2026 Panthers head coach Dave Canales talked to Grier at length before this signing. —

Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 4 June 2026 The success of local markets in the Bay Area became so talked-about that Los Angeles sent its own city officials up here to learn how to copy it. —

John Metcalfe, Mercury News, 4 June 2026

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Sharon is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts, an Honorary Member of the UK Association of Jungian Analysts, and has taught and lectured at many academic institutions, Jungian organisations, retreat centres and cultural festivals around the world.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 3 June 2026
It was also being lectured by people who presented a formulaic perspective on a complicated future that the class of 2026 is already navigating.

— Ann Kirschner, Forbes.com, 22 May 2026