talkative synonyms

talkative

modif.

voluble, loquacious, wordy, verbose, garrulous, verbal, chattering, glib, chatty, long-winded, effusive, long-tongued, gossipy, talky*, gabbling*, windy*, crackling*, full of hot air*, yappy*, all yaw*, gassy*, big-mouthed*; see also fluent 2.

Antonyms reserved*, laconic*, speechless.

talkative, implying a fondness for talking frequently or at length, is perhaps the least derogatory of these words no one in the class is very talkative; loquacious usually implies a disposition to talk incessantly or to keep up a constant flow of chatter a loquacious mood; garrulous implies a wearisome loquacity about trivial matters a garrulous old man told us his life story; voluble suggests a continuous flow of glib talk a voluble buzz of conversation

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