Synonyms for talk
Another word for talk is talking, lecture or public lecture. Below are 18 synonyms and 30 related words across 11 senses, with antonyms.
Also searched as: talked, talker.
1. noun: an exchange of ideas via conversation
- talking
2. noun: discussion; (‘talk about’ is a less formal alternative for ‘discussion of’)
3. noun: the act of giving a talk to an audience
4. noun: a speech that is open to the public
- lecture synonyms
- public lecture
5. noun: idle gossip or rumor
- talk of the town
6. verb: exchange thoughts; talk with
- speak synonyms
7. verb: express in speech
- speak synonyms
- mouth synonyms
- utter synonyms
- verbalize
- verbalise
8. verb: use language
- speak synonyms
9. verb: reveal information
- spill synonyms
- sing synonyms
- peach synonyms
- spill the beans synonyms
- babble out synonyms
- babble
- tattle
- blab
- blab out synonyms
10. verb: divulge confidential information or secrets
- sing synonyms
- peach synonyms
- spill the beans synonyms
- babble out synonyms
- babble
- tattle
- blab
- blab out synonyms
- spill synonyms
Antonyms
- keep quiet
11. verb: deliver a lecture or talk
- lecture synonyms
Related words
Broader, narrower and sibling terms from the same WordNet tree. They aren't interchangeable, but one of them is often the word you wanted.
- heart-to-heart
- wind synonyms
- shop talk
- conversation
- cant synonyms
- jazz synonyms
- dialogue synonyms
- idle words
- dialog
- chatter synonyms
- yak synonyms
- nothingness
- malarkey
- cackle
- pious platitude
- real talk
- treatment synonyms
- discussion synonyms
- discourse synonyms
- chalk talk
- lecturing
- address synonyms
- speech synonyms
- comment synonyms
- gossip synonyms
- scuttlebutt
- go on synonyms
- level synonyms
- talk down
- continue synonyms
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Questions people ask
What is another word for talk?
You can say talking, lecture, public lecture, talk of the town or speak instead of talk. Which one fits depends on the sense; the first sense above means "an exchange of ideas via conversation".
What is the opposite of talk?
The opposite of talk is keep quiet.
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