Talkative
Pronunciation of Talkative
/tˈɔːkətˌɪv/, /tˈɔːkətˌɪv/, /t_ˈɔː_k_ə_t_ˌɪ_v/
Antonyms for talkative:
aloof, closemouthed, laconic, uncommunicative, discreet, silent, reserved.
Synonyms for talkative:
Sense 1
longwinded.
Sense 2
conversational, yappy, fluent.
gossipy
tattletale.
Other synonyms and related words:
expansive, blabbermouthed, longwinded, talky, bigmouthed, newsy, communicative, fluent, grand, communicatory, gossipy, heroic, indiscreet, yappy, blabby, conversational, tattletale.
all (adjective)
articulate (adjective)
blabby (adjective)
excessively communicative (adjective)
effusive, verbose, loquacious, long-winded, talky, wordy, chatty, voluble, fluent, garrulous, chattering, gossipy, gabby, windy.
gossipy (adjective)
informative (adjective)
sociable (adjective)
chatty, neighborly, gabby, affable, vivacious, easygoing, courteous, amiable, folksy, garrulous, congenial, companionable, friendly, convivial, gregarious, amicable, hearty, hospitable, gracious, cordial, genial, sociable.
talkative (adjective)
long-winded, loquacious, wordy, un-reticent, verbose, prattling, chattering.
verbose (adjective)
grandiloquent, profuse, garrulous, windy, wordy, voluble, chatty, effusive, verbose, loquacious, bombastic.
wordy (adjective)
featherbedding, bombastic, wordy, ponderous, rambling, endless, wandering, long-winded, loquacious, windy, lengthy, verbose, chatty, excessive, grandiloquent, superfluous.
Sense 1 (noun)
longwinded.
Sense 9 (noun)
talkative (noun)
blabby, blabbermouthed, loquacious, indiscreet, communicative, bigmouthed, communicatory, chatty, voluble, gabby, talky, garrulous, expansive.
voluble (noun)
Usage examples for talkative:
- He had been sleepless and talkative, telling me many things about his life. - "Lucy Maud Montgomery Short Stories, 1905 to 1906", Lucy Maud Montgomery.
- It was very early for tea, and the waiter was talkative when he came back. - "Godfrey Marten, Undergraduate", Charles Turley.
- Towards evening she became talkative and stayed up later than had been her wont since she recovered her freedom. - "Superseded", May Sinclair.