Synonyms for Talk
11 senses across 2 parts of speech, powered by WordNet 3.0.
Words related to "Talk" (verb) include speak.
Verb
exchange thoughts; talk with
"We often talk business" "Actions talk louder than words"
Synonyms
speak
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Broader
communicate
express in speech
"She talks a lot of nonsense" "This depressed patient does not verbalize"
Synonyms
speakuttermouthverbalizeverbalise
More specific
readvocalizetrollbeginlip offshoutwhisperpeepspeak upsnapenthusespeak in tonguesswallowverbalizewhiff
Broader
communicate
use language
"the baby talks already" "the prisoner won't speak" "they speak a strange dialect"
Synonyms
speak
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run onsmatterslang
Broader
communicate
reveal information
"If you don't oblige me, I'll talk!" "The former employee spilled all the details"
Synonyms
spill
Broader
tell
divulge confidential information or secrets
"Be careful--his secretary talks"
Synonyms
spill the beanslet the cat out of the bagtattleblabpeachbabblesingbabble outblab out
Broader
unwrap
deliver a lecture or talk
"She will talk at Rutgers next week" "Did you ever lecture at Harvard?"
Synonyms
lecture
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preach
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teach
Antonyms
keep quiet
Noun
an exchange of ideas via conversation
"let's have more work and less talk around here"
Synonyms
talking
Broader
conversation
discussion; (`talk about' is a less formal alternative for `discussion of')
"his poetry contains much talk about love and anger"
Broader
discussion
the act of giving a talk to an audience
"I attended an interesting talk on local history"
Broader
lecture
a speech that is open to the public
"he attended a lecture on telecommunications"
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lecturepublic lecture
Broader
address
idle gossip or rumor
"there has been talk about you lately"
Synonyms
talk of the town
Broader
gossip
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