garrulous
The word “garrulous” has 3 syllables: gar-ru-lous
It's pronounced as /ˈɡær.əl.əs/
What is synonym and antonym for garrulous?
In the thesaurus, “garrulous” has 71 synonyms and 51 antonyms.
Here are synonyms and antonyms for garrulous along with examples of usage in sentences.
Synonyms for garrulous
- articulate
- babbling
- blabbermouth
- blabby
- bombastic
- chattering
- chatty
- circuitous
- circumlocutory
- communicative
- conversational
- demonstrative
- diffuse
- effusive
- embellished
- embroidered
- exaggerated
- expansive
- extraverted
- extroverted
- flap jaw
- fluent
- free-spoken
- gabby
- gaseous
- gassy
- glib
- gossiping
- gossipy
- grandiloquent
- gregarious
- gushing
- hifalutin
- highfalutin
- logorrheic
- long-winded
- loose-lipped
- loose-tongued
- loquacious
- motormouth
- motormouthed
- mouthy
- outgoing
- outspoken
- periphrastic
- pleonastic
- prating
- prattling
- prolix
- prosy
- rambling
- redundant
- repetitious
- running on at the mouth
- sociable
- tale-telling
- talebearing
- talkative
- talky
- tautological
- tautologous
- unreserved
- verbose
- vocal
- voluble
- well-spoken
- wind-bag
- windy
- wordy
- yakkity
- yakky
Antonyms for garrulous
- abbreviated
- abridged
- abrupt
- aloof
- aphoristic
- blunt
- brief
- brusk
- brusque
- closemouthed
- compact
- compendious
- concise
- condensed
- crisp
- curt
- epigrammatic
- evasive
- indrawn
- inhibited
- introverted
- laconic
- mum
- mute
- nonvocal
- pithy
- quiet
- reserved
- reticent
- retiring
- secretive
- self-contained
- sententious
- short
- shortened
- shy
- silent
- snippy
- speechless
- still
- succinct
- summary
- taciturn
- terse
- tight-lipped
- tongue-tied
- uncommunicative
- unsociable
- untalkative
- withdrawn
- wordless
Meanings of garrulous
- adjective
- Excessively or tiresomely talkative.
- (of something written or performed) Excessively wordy and rambling.
Example Sentences
- The garrulous neighbor could talk for hours about her garden without pausing for breath.
- Despite his normally reserved nature, he became surprisingly garrulous after a few drinks at the party.
- The garrulous tour guide shared endless anecdotes about the city's history, keeping the tourists entertained.
- While she found her colleague's garrulous nature endearing at first, it quickly became a distraction during work hours.
- The garrulous child eagerly recounted every detail of his day at school to his parents.
On this page you'll find 122 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to garrulous, such as: abbreviated, abridged, abrupt, aloof, aphoristic, articulate, babbling.
Make sure to choose synonyms and antonyms that are appropriate for the context of the sentence.
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