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Synonyms for bavardage

  • noun

Most common

chatter blather twaddle

All synonyms

Noun

gossip, chatter, blather, prattle, palaver, twaddle, waffle, babble, clack, cackle, blab, natter, blabber, gabble, prate, bibble-babble

Definitions

  1. n. 1

    chatter, banter

Example sentences

  • chatter She finds comfort in silence rather than chatter.
  • blather I hope they're not going to blather on for too long.
  • twaddle Personally, I think it's a load of twaddle.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
bavardagesteady
chatterrising
blatherrising
twaddlesteady

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

4 letters
blab1
5 letters
clack1, prate
6 letters
gossip2, waffle2, babble2, cackle2, natter2, gabble
7 letters
chatter2, blather2, prattle2, palaver, twaddle2, blabber2

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (gossip2 = 2 syllables).