Definitions

go on and on

VERB

chatter

Synonyms

STRONGEST

babble blather cackle

STRONG

blab chat chitchat clack gab gabble gas gibber gossip jabber jaw natter palaver prate prattle tattle twaddle twiddle yak

Antonyms

STRONG

be quiet

WEAK

drawl

VERB

jabber

Synonyms

STRONG

babble blather chatter drivel gab jaw mumble murmur mutter prate ramble talk tattle utter yak yap

WEAK

run off at mouth shoot the breeze

Antonyms

STRONG

be quiet conceal hide speak clearly

WEAK

be silent

VERB

ramble

Synonyms

STRONGEST

babble digress meander wander

STRONG

amplify blather chatter depart descant divagate diverge drift drivel enlarge expatiate gossip maunder prose protract stray

WEAK

be diffuse beat around bush dwell on excurse get off the subject go astray go off on tangent harp on lose the thread rant and rave rattle on talk nonsense talk off top of head talk randomly

Antonyms

STRONGEST

go direct stay

STRONG

abridge compress condense curtail decrease lessen reduce shorten

WEAK

be direct

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go on and on

A recent analysis of over 17,000 user-shared chats found that AI fosters textbook co-dependence, mirroring users’ emotions, encouraging delusions and urging the conversation to go on and on.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 15, 2026

I could go on and on making this point.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 1, 2025

I can go on and on, I've got all these little side projects, it's fascinating.

From Salon ● Sep. 18, 2024

There is frustration regarding "the dysfunctionality of the system that allows this sorry saga to go on and on" he said.

From BBC ● Mar. 6, 2024

He’d let Dad go on and on about greedy polluters, and he’d put in the stuff about what happened with Derek Mays and the Carmichaels.

From "Flush" by Carl Hiaasen

go on and on

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