Definitions

chatty

[chat-ee] / ˈtʃæt i /

ADJECTIVE

talkative

Synonyms

STRONGEST

communicative conversational friendly garrulous informal intimate loquacious

WEAK

colloquial familiar gabby gossipy loose-lipped multieloquent spontaneous talky

Antonyms

STRONGEST

cool formal incompatible quiet reserved silent unfriendly unsociable

WEAK

untalkative

Example Sentences

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Chatty bots are sharing their hot takes through hundreds of thousands of AI-generated podcasts.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 12, 2025

It can be especially problematic when one of your colleagues is a Chatty Cathy.

From Washington Post • Jun. 17, 2022

Was she the Chatty Patty in her class before COVID?

From Slate • Sep. 23, 2020

Chatty, Andrews delighted in having the cowboys around.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 28, 2019

Chatty Cathy had been up to dirty tricks.

From "One Crazy Summer" by Rita Williams-Garcia