Talk — synonyms, talk antonyms, definition

1. talk (Noun)

address appointment assignment buzz call charge chat chin colloquy comment communication conference congress consultation convention conversation converse council debate dialect • • •

talk (Noun) — An exchange of ideas via conversation. ex. "let's have more work and less talk around here"

talk (Noun) — Discussion; ('talk about' is a less formal alternative for 'discussion of'). ex. "his poetry contains much talk about love and anger"

talk (Noun) — The act of giving a talk to an audience. ex. "I attended an interesting talk on local history"

talk (Noun) — A speech that is open to the public. ex. "he attended a talk on telecommunications"

talk (Noun) — Idle gossip or rumour. ex. "there has been talk about you lately"

address comment conversation discourse discussion goss gossip lecture lecturing scuttlebutt speech treatment Dialog cackle cant chalk talk chatter dialogue duologue heart-to-heart idle words jazz malarkey malarky nothingness pious platitude shmooze shop talk wind yack yackety-yak yak • • •

2. talk (Verb)

address approach articulate ask babble babble out blab blab out cackle call chat chatter communicate confer consult contact converse discourse discuss entertain • • • keep quiet

talk (Verb) — Exchange thoughts; convey ideas. ex. "Actions talk louder than words" ex. "We often talk business"

talk (Verb) — Express in speech. ex. "She talks a lot of nonsense"

talk (Verb) — Use language. ex. "the baby talks already"

talk (Verb) — Reveal information. ex. "If you don't oblige me, I'll talk!"

talk (Verb) — Divulge confidential information or secrets. ex. "Be careful--his secretary talks"

talk (Verb) — Deliver a lecture or talk. ex. "She will talk at Rutgers next week"

break bring out communicate disclose discover divulge expose give away instruct intercommunicate lay bare learn let on let out reveal teach tell unwrap Spiel babble bark bay begin blab blabber blubber blubber out blunder blunder out blurt blurt out bumble butterfly cackle carry on chant chat up chatter • • •

3. talk (US)

gossip hearsay inside information rumble scuttlebutt the grapevine word getting around