talk

The word “talk” has 1 syllable: talk

It's pronounced as /tɔːk/


What is synonym and antonym for talk?

In the thesaurus, “talk” has 339 synonyms and 26 antonyms.

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


Synonyms for talk

  • accost
  • address
  • advertise
  • affirm
  • air
  • allege
  • allocution
  • allusion
  • announce
  • argot
  • argue
  • argument
  • argumentation
  • argy-bargy
  • articulate
  • assert
  • aver
  • avouch
  • avow
  • babble
  • back-and-forth
  • backchat
  • backstab
  • badinage
  • banter
  • bargaining
  • be in contact
  • betray
  • blab
  • blabber
  • blather
  • blaze
  • blow smoke
  • blurt
  • bolt
  • bombast
  • breathe
  • bring out
  • broach
  • broadcast
  • bull session
  • bunk
  • buzz
  • cackle
  • cant
  • canvass
  • carry on conversation
  • causerie
  • chaffer
  • chalk talk
  • chant
  • chat
  • chat room
  • chatter
  • chew
  • chew the fat
  • chew the rag
  • chin
  • chin music
  • chin-wag
  • chirp
  • chitchat
  • circulate
  • clothe
  • collogue
  • colloquy
  • comment
  • comment on
  • commune
  • communicate
  • conclave
  • confab
  • confabulate
  • confabulation
  • confer
  • conference
  • confess
  • confide
  • consult
  • consultancy
  • consultation
  • contact
  • conversation
  • converse
  • couch
  • council
  • counsel
  • cross
  • crosstalk
  • cry
  • debate
  • declaim
  • declamation
  • declare
  • deliberate
  • deliberation
  • deliver a speech
  • descant
  • describe
  • dialect
  • dialog
  • dialogue
  • diatribe
  • dirt
  • disclose
  • discourse
  • discuss
  • discussion
  • dish
  • disinformation
  • disquisition
  • dissert
  • dissertation
  • divulge
  • double-cross
  • drawl
  • drone
  • earful
  • encounter
  • engage in conversation
  • enunciate
  • epilogue
  • eulogy
  • exchange
  • exhortation
  • expatiate
  • expatiation
  • expound
  • express
  • eyeball-to-eyeball
  • filibuster
  • fink
  • formulate
  • formulize
  • forum
  • gab
  • gabble
  • gabfest
  • gas
  • gasp
  • get off
  • give
  • give a talk
  • give away
  • give speech
  • give voice to
  • give-and-take
  • go into a huddle
  • gossip
  • grapevine
  • groupthink
  • happy talk
  • harangue
  • have a meet
  • hearsay
  • hint
  • hold discussion
  • hold forth
  • homily
  • hot air
  • huddle
  • idle talk
  • imply
  • induce
  • influence
  • inform
  • innuendo
  • insinuate
  • insinuation
  • interact
  • interface
  • interlocution
  • interview
  • intimate
  • intimation
  • intone
  • jabber
  • jangle
  • jargon
  • jaw
  • jive
  • join in conversation
  • keep in touch
  • keynote address
  • keynote speech
  • kibbitz
  • kibitz
  • lecture
  • let on
  • lingo
  • lip
  • locution
  • look
  • meeting
  • monolog
  • monologue
  • mouth
  • murmur
  • natter
  • negotiate
  • negotiation
  • network
  • noise
  • nonsense
  • notify
  • orate
  • oration
  • palaver
  • panegyric
  • parlance
  • parley
  • pass
  • patois
  • patter
  • peroration
  • persiflage
  • persuade
  • phrase
  • pitch
  • pontificate
  • post
  • pourparler
  • prate
  • prattle
  • prelect
  • prelection
  • presentation
  • proclaim
  • promulgate
  • pronounce
  • propaganda
  • prose
  • publicize
  • publish
  • purr
  • put
  • put into words
  • racket
  • raillery
  • rant
  • rap
  • rattle
  • reach out
  • reason
  • recitation
  • recite
  • relate
  • remark
  • report
  • reveal
  • rhapsodize
  • rot
  • roundtable
  • rubbish
  • rumble
  • rumbling
  • rumor
  • run on
  • salutatory
  • say
  • scandal
  • schmooze
  • screed
  • scuttlebutt
  • seminar
  • sermon
  • sermonize
  • share
  • shmooze
  • shoot
  • shoot the breeze
  • shout
  • sing
  • skull practice
  • skull session
  • slang
  • small talk
  • snarl
  • snitch
  • soliloquize
  • soliloquy
  • sound
  • speak
  • speaking
  • speech
  • spiel
  • spill
  • spill the beans
  • splutter
  • spout
  • squeak
  • squeal
  • state
  • straight talk
  • stump
  • suggest
  • sway
  • symposium
  • table talk
  • take the floor
  • tale
  • talk a blue streak
  • talkathon
  • tattle
  • tell
  • tell all
  • thrash out
  • tirade
  • touch
  • touch base
  • trash
  • tribute
  • turn in
  • twitter
  • two-time
  • urban legend
  • urban myth
  • utter
  • utterance
  • vent
  • ventilate
  • ventilation
  • ventriloquize
  • verbalization
  • verbalize
  • visit
  • vocalization
  • vocalize
  • voice
  • wag
  • whisper
  • whispering
  • word
  • words
  • yack
  • yak
  • yammer
  • yap
  • yarn

Antonyms for talk

  • be quiet
  • be silent
  • clam up
  • conceal
  • cover
  • discourage
  • evidence
  • hide
  • hinder
  • listen
  • listening
  • possessions
  • prevent
  • proof
  • quiet
  • reality
  • refrain
  • refuse
  • secrete
  • sense
  • shut up
  • silence
  • standard
  • stifle
  • suppress
  • truth

Meanings of talk

  • verb
    1. To communicate, usually by means of speech.
    2. To discuss; to talk about.
    3. To speak (a certain language).
    4. (chiefly used in progressive tenses) Used to emphasise the importance, size, complexity etc. of the thing mentioned.
    5. To confess, especially implicating others.
    6. To criticize someone for something of which one is guilty oneself.
    7. To gossip; to create scandal.
    8. (chiefly used in progressive tenses) To influence someone to express something, especially a particular stance or viewpoint or in a particular manner.
  • noun
    1. A conversation or discussion; usually serious, but informal.
    2. A lecture.
    3. Gossip; rumour.
    4. (preceded by the; often qualified by a following of) A major topic of social discussion.
    5. (preceded by the) A customary conversation by parent(s) or guardian(s) with their (often teenaged) child about a reality of life; in particular:.
    6. (not preceded by an article) Empty boasting, promises or claims.
    7. (usually plural) Meeting to discuss a particular matter.

Example Sentences

  • She loves to talk about her travels around the world.
  • Let's talk about the plans for the upcoming event.
  • They had a long talk about their future together.
  • The teacher asked the students to talk about their favorite books.
  • He gave a motivational talk to inspire the team.

On this page you'll find 365 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to talk, such as: accost, address, advertise, affirm, air, allege, allocution.

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

Related Words

talkie

  • B movie
  • B picture
  • animated cartoon
  • cartoon
  • celluloid
  • cine
  • cinema
  • cinematics
  • cinematograph
  • cofeature
  • dailies
  • docudrama
  • documentary
  • feature
  • feature film
  • featurette
  • film
  • flick
  • flicker
  • footage
  • motion picture
  • movie
  • moving picture
  • photodrama
  • photoplay
  • picture
  • picture show
  • rushes
  • screenplay
  • short
  • short subject
  • show
  • silent
  • silver screen
  • talking picture
  • videotape

verbalization

  • accent
  • announcement
  • argument
  • articulation
  • assertion
  • asseveration
  • choice of words
  • commentary
  • communication
  • conversation
  • declamation
  • declaration
  • definition
  • delivery
  • dialect
  • dialogue
  • diction
  • discourse
  • discussion
  • double talk
  • doublespeak
  • elocution
  • elucidation
  • emphasis
  • enunciation
  • execution
  • explanation
  • exposition
  • expressing
  • expression
  • formulation
  • idiom
  • intercourse
  • interpretation
  • intonation
  • issue
  • jargon
  • language
  • lingo
  • locution
  • manifesto
  • mention
  • message
  • mother tongue
  • narration
  • native tongue
  • oral communication
  • palaver
  • parlance
  • phrase
  • phraseology
  • phrasing
  • prattle
  • proclamation
  • pronouncement
  • pronunciation
  • prose
  • remark
  • rendition
  • set phrase
  • speaking
  • speech
  • spiel
  • statement
  • style
  • talk
  • term
  • tone
  • tongue
  • turn of phrase
  • utterance
  • vent
  • vernacular
  • vocal expression
  • vocalization
  • vocalizing
  • voice
  • voicing
  • word
  • writ

verbalizes

  • advertises
  • affirms
  • airs
  • alleges
  • announces
  • articulates
  • asserts
  • avers
  • avouches
  • avows
  • blabbers
  • blazes
  • blurts
  • bolts
  • breathes
  • brings out
  • broadcasts
  • chirps
  • clothes
  • comments
  • couches
  • declares
  • discusses
  • drawls
  • enunciates
  • formulates
  • formulizes
  • gasps
  • gets off
  • gives
  • lips
  • looks
  • mouths
  • murmurs
  • passes
  • phrases
  • posts
  • proclaims
  • promulgates
  • publicizes
  • publishes
  • purrs
  • puts
  • puts into words
  • remarks
  • says
  • shares
  • shoots
  • shouts
  • snarls
  • sounds
  • speaks
  • splutters
  • spouts
  • states
  • talks
  • tells
  • utters
  • ventilates
  • vents
  • vocalizes
  • voices
  • whispers
  • words

parleyed

ballyhooing

  • acclaiming
  • advancing
  • advertising
  • announcing
  • applauding
  • asserting
  • averring
  • barking
  • blaring
  • blazing
  • blazoning
  • blowing up
  • boosting
  • broadcasting
  • claiming
  • commending
  • complimenting
  • cracking up
  • crying up
  • declaring
  • endorsing
  • eulogizing
  • extolling
  • glorifying
  • hailing
  • heralding
  • hyping
  • indorsing
  • lauding
  • laying down
  • magnifying
  • making out
  • merchandising
  • merchandizing
  • offering
  • pitching
  • plugging
  • praising
  • proclaiming
  • promoting
  • pronouncing
  • publicizing
  • publishing
  • pushing
  • recommending
  • reviewing
  • selling
  • talking up
  • touting
  • trumpeting
  • tub-thumping

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