parley

The word “parley” has 2 syllables: par-ley

It's pronounced as /ˈpɑːr.leɪ/


What is synonym and antonym for parley?

In the thesaurus, “parley” has 78 synonyms and 2 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for parley along with examples of usage in sentences.


Synonyms for parley

  • advise
  • argue
  • argument
  • argumentation
  • argy-bargy
  • assembly
  • back-and-forth
  • bandy
  • bargaining
  • brainstorming
  • bull session
  • caucus
  • chat
  • chat room
  • chew over
  • coach
  • colloquium
  • colloquy
  • conclave
  • confab
  • confabulate
  • confabulation
  • confer
  • conference
  • congregation
  • congress
  • consistory
  • consult
  • consultancy
  • consultation
  • convention
  • conversation
  • convocation
  • council
  • counsel
  • debate
  • deliberate
  • deliberation
  • dialog
  • dialogue
  • direct
  • discourse
  • discuss
  • discussion
  • dispute
  • disquisition
  • forum
  • give-and-take
  • guide
  • huddle
  • kick around
  • meeting
  • moot
  • negotiation
  • newsgroup
  • palaver
  • panel
  • panel discussion
  • pourparler
  • rap
  • recommend
  • rehash
  • round-robin
  • roundtable
  • seminar
  • skull practice
  • skull session
  • suggest
  • symposium
  • synod
  • talk
  • talk over
  • talkathon
  • town meeting
  • treat
  • tutor
  • ventilate
  • words

Antonyms for parley

Meanings of parley

  • noun
    1. A conference, especially one between enemies.
  • verb
    1. To have a discussion, especially one between enemies.

Example Sentences

  • The two opposing generals agreed to a parley before the battle commenced.
  • Pirates often used a parley to negotiate terms instead of resorting to violence.
  • The diplomats arranged a secret parley to discuss the peace treaty.
  • A parley between the warring factions was held to prevent further bloodshed.
  • The medieval kings held a parley to settle their territorial disputes.

On this page you'll find 80 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to parley, such as: advise, argue, argument, argumentation, argy-bargy, assembly, back-and-forth.

Make sure to choose synonyms and antonyms that are appropriate for the context of the sentence.

Related Words

back-and-forth

  • alternating
  • argument
  • argumentation
  • argy-bargy
  • backwards and forwards
  • bargain
  • bargaining
  • barter
  • bull session
  • chat
  • chat room
  • colloquy
  • commutation
  • confab
  • confabulation
  • conference
  • consult
  • consultancy
  • consultation
  • conversation
  • council
  • counsel
  • deal
  • dealing
  • debate
  • deliberation
  • dialog
  • dialogue
  • dicker
  • dickering
  • discourse
  • discussion
  • disquisition
  • exchange
  • forum
  • from pillar to post
  • from side to side
  • give-and-take
  • haggling
  • horse trade
  • horse trading
  • in and out
  • logrolling
  • meeting
  • negotiation
  • palaver
  • parley
  • pourparler
  • quid pro quo
  • rap
  • reciprocation
  • recompense
  • replacement
  • requital
  • roundtable
  • seesaw
  • seminar
  • skull practice
  • skull session
  • substitution
  • swap
  • symposium
  • talk
  • talkathon
  • to and fro
  • trade
  • trade-off
  • transaction
  • truck
  • up and down
  • vacillating
  • words

back-and-forths

  • argumentations
  • arguments
  • argy-bargies
  • bargains
  • barters
  • bull sessions
  • chat rooms
  • chats
  • colloquies
  • commutations
  • confabs
  • confabulations
  • conferences
  • consultancies
  • consultations
  • consults
  • conversations
  • councils
  • counsel
  • dealings
  • deals
  • debates
  • deliberations
  • dialogs
  • dialogues
  • dickers
  • discourses
  • discussions
  • disquisitions
  • exchanges
  • fora
  • forums
  • give-and-takes
  • horse trades
  • logrollings
  • meetings
  • negotiations
  • palavers
  • parleys
  • pourparlers
  • quid pro quos
  • raps
  • reciprocations
  • recompenses
  • replacements
  • requitals
  • round tables
  • roundtables
  • seminars
  • skull practices
  • skull sessions
  • substitutions
  • swaps
  • symposia
  • symposiums
  • talkathons
  • talks
  • trade-offs
  • trades
  • transactions
  • trucks
  • words

backchat

cackle

cajolery

  • a line
  • acclaim
  • acclamation
  • admiration
  • adulation
  • alignment
  • allurement
  • alluring
  • applause
  • appreciation
  • approbation
  • approval
  • arm-twist
  • attraction
  • babble
  • bait
  • baloney
  • blab
  • blandishment
  • blarney
  • blessing
  • bootlicking
  • bouquet
  • brainwashing
  • buttering up
  • cajolement
  • chatter
  • chitchat
  • clack
  • coaxing
  • cogency
  • come-hither
  • come-on
  • commendation
  • comp
  • compliments
  • con
  • conference
  • confirmation
  • congratulations
  • conversation
  • conversion
  • convincing
  • courtesy
  • debate
  • decoy
  • dialogue
  • discussion
  • encomium
  • endorsement
  • enticement
  • entreaty
  • eulogy
  • exaggeration
  • exhortation
  • eyewash
  • fair words
  • fascination
  • favor
  • fawning
  • felicitation
  • flatter
  • flattering
  • flattery
  • flummery
  • force
  • fulsomeness
  • gab
  • gallantry
  • good word
  • goose
  • hard sell
  • hokum
  • homage
  • honey
  • honeyed words
  • honor
  • hook
  • incense
  • inducement
  • inducing
  • influencing
  • ingratiation
  • insincere flattery
  • inveiglement
  • jive
  • kudo
  • laud
  • laudation
  • laurels
  • lobbying
  • lure
  • mousetrap
  • mush
  • nobbling
  • notice
  • obsequiousness
  • oil
  • orchid
  • ovation
  • overpersuasion
  • overpraise
  • palaver
  • panegyric
  • parley
  • pat on the back
  • persuading
  • persuasion
  • persuasiveness
  • plaudits
  • posy
  • potency
  • power
  • praise
  • pressuring
  • pretty speech
  • promise
  • promote
  • prompting
  • puffery
  • pull
  • regard
  • respects
  • sanction
  • seduction
  • sell
  • sentiment
  • smooth talk
  • snare
  • snow
  • snow job
  • soft soap
  • soft words
  • soft-soap
  • squeeze
  • stroking
  • suasion
  • swaying
  • sweet nothings
  • sweet words
  • sweet-talk
  • sweetener
  • sweetening
  • sycophancy
  • talk
  • tantalizing
  • temptation
  • tempting
  • toadyism
  • trap
  • tribute
  • truckling
  • unctuousness
  • urging
  • veneration
  • warm fuzzy
  • wheedle
  • wheedling
  • winning over
  • working over

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