Synonyms of talking

talking 1 of 3

adjective

as in speaking

Related Words

• speaking
• communicative
• articulate
• talkative
• voluble
• well-spoken
• vocal
• loquacious
• talky
• outspoken
• eloquent
• fluent
• gabby
• garrulous
• glib
• unreserved
• facile
• silver-tongued
• smooth-tongued

Dissimilar Words

• silent
• mute
• mum
• speechless
• muted
• wordless
• uncommunicative
• inarticulate
• voiceless
• tongue-tied
• nonvocal

talking

2 of 3

noun

as in communication

Related Words

• speaking
• communication
• eloquence
• fluency
• volubility
• talkativeness
• loquacity
• loquaciousness
• garrulousness
• chattiness
• talkiness
• verbosity
• wordiness
• windiness
• verboseness

Dissimilar Words

• silence
• stillness
• speechlessness
• muteness
• inarticulateness
• reticence
• voicelessness
• reserve
• taciturnity
• inarticulacy
• reticency

talking

3 of 3

verb

present participle of talk

1

as in lecturing

to give a formal often extended talk on a subject

the fire chief often talks at school assemblies about fire safety

Synonyms & Similar Words

• speaking
• lecturing
• discoursing
• expatiating
• holding forth
• haranguing
• declaiming
• orating
• taking the floor
• descanting
• soliloquizing
• pontificating
• expounding
• reciting
• mouthing
• sermonizing
• disserting
• spouting
• filibustering

2

as in chatting

to engage in casual or rambling conversation

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• chatting
• conversing
• discussing
• chattering
• rattling
• gabbing
• visiting
• jabbering
• babbling
• blabbing
• nattering
• schmoozing
• prattling
• prating
• gossiping
• gabbling
• jawing
• cackling
• rapping
• kibitzing
• pattering
• twittering
• gassing
• blowing smoke
• chinning
• running on
• palavering
• chaffering
• talking a blue streak
• shooting the breeze
• chewing the fat
• tattling
• yapping
• yakking
• yammering
• expatiating
• descanting

3

as in saying

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

• saying
• telling
• speaking
• uttering
• discussing
• sharing
• stating
• articulating
• verbalizing
• giving
• putting
• vocalizing
• announcing
• shouting
• enunciating
• passing
• bringing out
• posting
• looking
• voicing
• publishing
• whispering
• putting into words
• proclaiming
• blurting
• sounding
• airing
• ventilating
• declaring
• commenting
• venting
• affirming
• broadcasting
• advertising
• asserting
• promulgating
• blabbering
• publicizing
• breathing
• murmuring
• alleging
• mouthing
• chirping
• remarking
• gasping
• getting off
• formulating
• spouting
• purring
• blazing
• drawling
• bolting
• shooting
• avowing
• clothing
• spluttering
• averring
• phrasing
• snarling
• wording
• couching
• avouching
• lipping
• ripping (out)
• formulizing
• piping up (with)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• suppressing
• stifling

4

as in informing

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

• informing
• singing
• betraying
• squeaking
• squealing
• snitching
• telling (on)
• splitting (on)
• finking
• grassing (on)
• ratting (on)
• dropping a dime (on)
• selling (out)
• crossing
• blabbing
• tattling
• turning in
• backstabbing
• giving away
• double-crossing
• tipping (off)
• two-timing

5

as in gossiping

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

• gossiping
• telling
• blabbing
• dishing
• tattling
• revealing
• wagging
• circulating
• confiding
• implying
• disclosing
• hinting
• suggesting
• informing
• spilling the beans
• reporting
• divulging
• intimating
• blabbering
• squealing
• spilling
• babbling
• rumoring
• insinuating
• snitching
• tipping (off)
• letting on
• bandying (about)
• noising (about or abroad)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• shutting up
• clamming up

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of talking

Noun

The most unique aspect of the Spike Racer is its intentional branding, which does not include any large lateral or medial logos, instead letting the shoe’s design do the talking. — Riley Jones, Footwear News, 26 Oct. 2026

On Jathar’s first visit, those organizational talking points included advocating for funding smart grids, authorizing Department of Energy research, and investing in STEM education. — Lucas Laursen, IEEE Spectrum, 22 Oct. 2026

Those are safe talking points for the midterms, but hardly the MAHA agenda Kennedy promised to deliver in Washington. — David Lim, semafor.com, 22 Oct. 2026

This family-run retreat lives and breathes its surroundings, with chic contemporary minimalism that lets the views do the talking. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Oct. 2026

The latter has become a top talking point for Sarandos when explaining the reason for the executive change. — Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 21 Oct. 2026

The rest of the outfit stayed relatively simple with a plain white tee and elegant gold earrings—proof that a statement pair really does all the talking. — Laura Jackson, Vogue, 20 Oct. 2026

The evidence is murkier than the common talking point suggests. — Ashley Lynch, Charlotte Observer, 15 Oct. 2026

Fan behavior was a big talking point coming out of Saturday’s Georgia-Alabama game. — Connor Riley, AJC.com, 15 Oct. 2026

Verb

About half of the inmates are never identified by name onscreen and aren’t featured in talking-head interviews. — Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 22 Oct. 2026

Moderna and Merck are talking with regulatory authorities about next steps for seeking approval of the vaccine. — ABC News, 22 Oct. 2026

In 2021, Andriesz began talking to the FBI, alleging widespread money laundering and other corruption involving Lutnick. — Julie K. Brown, Miami Herald, 22 Oct. 2026

When officers arrived at the home, Love was sitting on the back patio, and as police were talking to her relative, Love suddenly stood up and approached the rear sliding door of the home with two large knives. — Todd Feurer, CBS News, 22 Oct. 2026

After the deputy arrived at the scene and the two men began talking, a gun fell out of Reaves’ pants, officials said. — Landon Mion, FOXNews.com, 21 Oct. 2026

In July, Dobrovolny emailed village employees, emphasizing a policy prohibiting them from talking to journalists. — Abe Streep, ProPublica, 21 Oct. 2026

Harris, a journalist who previously wrote books on the video game and tech industries, spent months circling his dream subject, talking to his closest friends and collaborators, before he would finally be introduced to David via email. — Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 21 Oct. 2026

To this day, there are white club kids in New York who are in the club talking in black-ccents and wearing imitations of black people’s hairstyles. — Suzy Exposito, Los Angeles Times, 15 Oct. 2026

Phrases Containing talking

• talking point