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talk

[tawk] / tɔk /
NOUN
speech, address to group
Synonyms
STRONGEST
lecture
STRONG
allocution declamation descant discourse disquisition dissertation epilogue exhortation expatiation harangue homily monologue oration peroration recitation screed sermon spiel
WEAK
chalk talk prelection
Antonyms
WEAK
listening silence
NOUN
gossip
Synonyms
STRONGEST
conversation report rumor
STRONG
allusion badinage banter blather bombast bunk buzz cant chat chatter chitchat cry gab grapevine hearsay hint innuendo insinuation jaw jive lip noise nonsense palaver persiflage prose racket raillery rot rubbish rumble scuttlebutt trash yarn
WEAK
hot air idle talk small talk tête-à-tête
Antonyms
STRONGEST
quiet silence
STRONG
evidence possessions proof reality sense truth
WEAK
listening
NOUN
discussion
Synonyms
STRONGEST
argument conference consultation conversation deliberation dialogue interview meeting negotiation seminar symposium visit
STRONG
colloquy conclave confabulation earful encounter huddle palaver parlance parley spiel ventilation
WEAK
eyeball-to-eyeball interlocution straight talk
Antonyms
WEAK
listening silence
NOUN
communication with language
Synonyms
STRONGEST
speech
STRONG
argot chatter dialect discourse jargon lingo locution parlance patois slang speaking utterance verbalization vocalization words
Antonyms
STRONG
silence standard
WEAK
listening
VERB
produce words; inform
Synonyms
STRONGEST
chat communicate describe express reveal say sing speak tell
STRONG
articulate babble broach chant chatter confess converse divulge drawl drone gab gabble gossip influence intone notify palaver parley patter persuade prate prattle pronounce rhapsodize soliloquize spout squeak squeal utter verbalize voice yak
WEAK
comment on flap one's tongue give voice to run on spill the beans talk one's leg off tell all ventriloquize
Antonyms
STRONGEST
be quiet conceal cover listen suppress
STRONG
be silent hide secrete
WEAK
refrain refuse
VERB
discuss with another
Synonyms
STRONGEST
argue confer consult contact exchange huddle interact interview negotiate reach out visit
STRONG
canvass chew collogue commune confabulate confide deliberate dialogue groupthink interface network palaver parley reason relate touch vent
WEAK
be in contact carry on conversation engage in conversation go into a huddle have a meet hold discussion join in conversation keep in touch thrash out touch base
Antonyms
STRONG
conceal hide secrete
WEAK
listen refrain refuse
VERB
address group
Synonyms
STRONGEST
pitch speak
STRONG
accost discourse harangue induce influence lecture orate persuade sermonize spiel spout stump sway
WEAK
deliver a speech give a talk give speech hold forth prelect
Antonyms
STRONG
be quiet discourage hinder prevent
WEAK
listen refrain refuse

Example Sentences

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Try to talk to human representatives of your insurance company.

From Salon • Apr. 13, 2026

Sonza reflected on "Brutal Paraiso," an album she composed to "talk about life and its difficulties and beauties."

From Barron's • Apr. 13, 2026

"Any meeting with Asha has to be a talk show. She will do all the talking, of course, interrupting the flow of words only to sing," Bharatan, her biographer, wrote.

From BBC • Apr. 12, 2026

It's really important to talk to someone who can be there for you right now.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 12, 2026

During the long hot afternoons, pranks and talk died down as each one sat alone with his own thoughts.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom

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