Synonyms and antonyms of talk in English

talk

These are words and phrases related to talk. Click on any word or phrase to go to its thesaurus page. Or, go to the definition of talk.

TO TALK TO SOMEONE

A group of men were talking in the street.

Synonyms and examples

speak
Could I speak to you privately?
say
I couldn't hear what they were saying.
chat
We were just chatting about the party.
have a chat
We had a little chat over the fence.
chatter
They spent the morning chattering away.
go on
He's always going on about how much he hates his work.
mumble
He mumbled something about it being a waste of time.
mutter
She walked past me, muttering to herself.
whisper
What are you two girls whispering about?
confer
You can confer with your teammates before giving your answer.
converse
formal
I had a very agreeable evening conversing with my guests.
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If you talk to someone, you communicate with them using your voice. When you talk about something, you say what subject you are communicating about. If you speak about a particular subject to a group of people, you give a talk. We can also talk about people who talk a lot.

A TALK

She will give a talk on keeping kids safe on the internet.

Synonyms and examples

lecture
The lecture is entitled "War and the Modern American Presidency."
presentation
We were given a presentation of progress made to date.
speech
You might have to make a speech when you accept the award.
address
He took the oath of office then delivered his inaugural address.
oration
formal
It was to become one of the most famous orations in American history.
discourse
formal
She delivered a 30-minute discourse on the dangers of smoking.

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eulogy
He delivered the eulogy at the funeral of a close friend.
speaking
He has several speaking engagements on his schedule.
public speaking
Reagan was gifted in public speaking.
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If you talk to someone, you communicate with them using your voice. When you talk about something, you say what subject you are communicating about. If you speak about a particular subject to a group of people, you give a talk. We can also talk about people who talk a lot.
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talk | American Thesaurus

talk

verb
These are words and phrases related to talk. Click on any word or phrase to go to its thesaurus page. Or, go to the definition of talk.
Can the baby talk yet? We talked business for hours.

Antonyms

You'd better talk with a lawyer.

talk

noun
Let's have a little talk together.
There's been some talk about closing the office. Some people are all talk and no action.
The kids' hip talk is sometimes hard for adults to follow.
Synonyms for talk from Random House Roget's College Thesaurus, Revised and Updated Edition © 2000 Random House, Inc.

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