Synonyms for dialogue
- noun
- Australian English
Most common
All synonyms
Noun
1. Conversation
conversation, colloquy formal, talk, conference, tete-a-tete, confabulation
Other
negotiation, duologue, duolog US
Definitions
- n. 1
A conversation or other form of discourse between two or more individuals.
Melinda and Bill maintained a dialogue via email over the course of their long-distance relationship.
Related words
- Word family
- dialect dialectic dialectical
- Phrases
- dialogue tag dialogue balloon
- Other spellings
- dialog US
Forms
- Plural
- dialogues → conversations, colloquies, talks, conferences…
Example sentences
- conversation Politics was the main topic of their conversation.
- negotiation Use your negotiation skills to reach a compromise.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| dialogue | rising | |
| conversation | rising | |
| negotiation | steady | |
| duologue | falling |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- talk1
- 6 letters
- duolog
- 8 letters
- colloquy3, duologue
- 10 letters
- conference3
- 11 letters
- negotiation5
- 12 letters
- conversation4
- 13 letters
- confabulation5
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (colloquy3 = 3 syllables).