Synonyms of talky

talky

adjective

ˈtȯ-kē 

as in talkative

fond of talking or conversation

a talky coworker who will corner you at your desk for hours with stories about his vacation

Synonyms & Similar Words

• talkative
• conversational
• vocal
• communicative
• loquacious
• outspoken
• chatty
• mouthy
• garrulous
• blabby
• gabby
• outgoing
• expansive
• motormouthed
• demonstrative
• articulate
• effusive
• rambling
• voluble
• glib
• fluent
• gossipy
• prolix
• wordy
• verbose
• well-spoken
• long-winded
• unreserved
• free-spoken
• extroverted
• gregarious
• gushing
• tale-telling
• windy
• sociable
• talebearing

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• laconic
• reticent
• quiet
• uncommunicative
• taciturn
• reserved
• silent
• shy
• closemouthed
• mute
• wordless
• tight-lipped
• evasive
• secretive
• speechless
• mum
• aloof
• withdrawn
• introverted
• nonvocal
• self-contained
• inhibited
• unsociable
• tongue-tied
• indrawn
• retiring

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of talky

There’s a facile critical tendency to liken a wide range of talky and small-scale dramas to the films of Éric Rohmer. — Richard Brody, New Yorker, 27 Feb. 2026

Which is not to say the series, while talky, gets bogged down in philosophical abstraction. — Alison Willmore, Vulture, 1 Dec. 2025

The ghost is talky, with parentheticals and exclamation points. — Nick Ripatrazone, Literary Hub, 31 Oct. 2025

Written by Ed Solomon, who collaborated with Soderbergh on the twisty neo-noir No Sudden Move as well as the TV series Mosaic and Full Circle, the film is a talky chamber piece that’s virtually a two-hander and could just as easily have been a play. — David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 9 Sep. 2025