Synonyms of talked over

talked over

verb

past tense of talk over

as in discussed

to talk about (an issue) usually from various points of view and for the purpose of arriving at a decision or opinion

your father and I will have to talk it over before agreeing to let you go on the class trip

Synonyms & Similar Words

• discussed
• debated
• argued
• reviewed
• disputed
• hashed (over or out)
• batted (around or back and forth)
• canvassed
• spoke (about)
• talked (about)
• bandied
• agitated
• mooted
• raised
• stirred up
• considered
• hammered out
• wrestled (with)
• talked out
• introduced
• thrashed (out)
• propounded
• weighed
• broached
• forged
• chewed over
• deliberated

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of talked over

Children interrupting, meals being made, the day being talked over. — Belonging Forum, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026

Near the end of the debate, co-moderator and San Francisco Examiner editor-in-chief Schuyler Hudak Prionas groaned as candidates talked over each other while trying to answer a question that was supposed to elicit a yes or no response. — Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 15 May 2026

The two then talked over each other. — Noah Alcala Bach, San Antonio Express-News, 24 Apr. 2026

For months, Smith did not see her husband at all and only talked over the phone. — Mike Sullivan, CBS News, 10 Feb. 2026

Big ones, small ones, and anything in between could be talked over while Mercury transits your 9th House of Learning. — Tarot.com, New York Daily News, 6 Feb. 2026

During Wednesday’s hearing, Bessent frequently talked over Waters, trying to correct the California congresswoman’s message about tariffs and inflation. — David Goldman, CNN Money, 4 Feb. 2026

Steeped in dread and indignation, Watcher is feminist horror that imagines what Rear Window would be like if Jimmy Stewart were constantly talked over and dismissed. — Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 16 Oct. 2025

Vance tried to say something more, but Stephanopoulos talked over him and went to a commercial break. — Ted Johnson, Deadline, 14 Oct. 2025