talk

Synonyms: allocution chalk talk declamation descant discourse disquisition dissertation epilogue exhortation expatiation harangue homily lecture monologue oration peroration prelection recitation screed sermon spiel

Antonyms: listening

Synonyms: allusion badinage banter blather bombast bunk buzz cant chat chatter chitchat conversation cry gab grapevine hearsay hint hot air idle talk innuendo insinuation jaw jive lip noise nonsense palaver persiflage prose racket raillery report rot rubbish rumble rumor scuttlebutt small talk tête-è-tête trash yarn

Synonyms: argument colloquy conclave confabulation conference consultation conversation deliberation dialogue earful encounter eyeball-to-eyeball huddle interlocution interview meeting negotiation palaver parlance parley powwow seminar spiel straight talk symposium ventilation visit

Antonyms: silence

Synonyms: argot chatter dialect discourse jargon lingo locution parlance patois slang speaking speech utterance verbalization vocalization words

Antonyms: silence

Synonyms: articulate babble broach chant chat chatter comment on communicate confess converse describe divulge drawl drone express flap one’s tongue gab gabble give voice to gossip influence intone notify palaver parley patter persuade prate prattle pronounce reveal rhapsodize run on say sing soliloquize speak spill the beans spout squeak squeal talk one’s leg off tell tell all use utter ventriloquize verbalize voice yak

Antonyms: listen

Synonyms: argue be in contact canvass carry on conversation chew collogue commune confabulate confer confide consult contact deliberate dialogue engage in conversation exchange go into a huddle groupthink have a meet hold discussion huddle interact interface interview join in conversation keep in touch negotiate network palaver parley reach out reason relate thrash out touch touch base vent visit

Antonyms: refrain refuse

Synonyms: accost deliver a speech discourse give a talk give speech harangue hold forth induce influence lecture orate persuade pitch prelect sermonize speak spiel spout stump sway

Antonyms: listen