TALKING ABOUT Synonyms: 78 Similar and Opposite Words

talking (about)

verb

present participle of talk (about)

as in speaking (about)

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as in telling (of)

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talking over

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As Childish Gambino says, this is America, and at its best moments the script captures the way this nation’s irreconcilable differences play out in arguments with people interrupting and talking over one another, all sides refusing to listen.

— Leslie Felperin, HollywoodReporter, 18 Aug. 2026
These relationships are all rooted in banter and talking over each other, which can start to sound very same-y and homogeneous.

— Sophie Brookover, Vulture, 13 Aug. 2026

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