Thesaurus:talkative

Thesaurus

talkative

English

Adjective

Sense: talking a lot

Synonyms

• talkative
• talksome
• talky
• chatty
• chatterbox    [⇒ thesaurus]
• chattering
• chattery
• effusive
• gabby
• garrulous
• gobby (British slang, derogatory)
• logorrheic
• long-winded
• loquacious
• motormouth
• nattersome (UK dialect)
• nattery
• prolix
• outspoken
• verbose    [⇒ thesaurus]
• voluble
• wordy
• yakky
• yappy

Antonyms

• curt
• silent    [⇒ thesaurus]
• laconic
• quiet    [⇒ thesaurus]
• reserved
• reticent
• taciturn    [⇒ thesaurus]

Hyponyms

• bigmouthed
• blabbermouthed
• loose-lipped

Various

• full of hot air
• talk    [⇒ thesaurus]

See also

• Thesaurus:chatter (noun)
• Thesaurus:chatterbox (noun, person)
• Thesaurus:prattle (verb)

Further reading

• “584. loquacity” in Roget's Thesaurus, T. Y. Crowell Co., 1911.
• “talkative” in Moby Thesaurus II, Grady Ward, 1996.