Synonyms for loquacious
- adjective
All synonyms
Adjective
1. Garrulous — talkative; chatty
garrulous, voluble, talkative, chatty, prolix, talky, gabby informal, long-winded, verbose, effusive, wordy, motormouthed informal, blabbermouthed, tonguey
Definitions
- adj. 1
Talkative; chatty.
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We speak of a chattering monkey or a chattering idiot, a talkative child, a talkative or loquacious woman, a garrulous old man, a verbose writer.
J. C. Fernald, English Synonyms and Antonyms (1914)
Example sentences
- talkative They said that he was a talkative, noisy Oriental.
- chatty Sami was very chatty, often oversharing information.
- garrulous My flatmate is too garrulous.
- voluble Despite his voluble nature, Tom rarely reveals anything personal.
By length
- 5 letters
- gabby2, wordy2, talky2
- 6 letters
- chatty2, prolix
- 7 letters
- verbose, voluble3, tonguey
- 8 letters
- effusive3
- 9 letters
- talkative3, garrulous3
- 12 letters
- motormouthed
- 14 letters
- blabbermouthed
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (gabby2 = 2 syllables).