Synonyms for small talk
Most common
chatter chin wag babble tittle-tattle banter pleasantries badinage
All synonyms
Noun
1. Idle conversation — idle conversation, typically regarding innocuous or unimportant subjects, usually engaged in at social…
gossip, chatter, chit-chat informal, babble, palaver, prattle, tittle-tattle, chin wag, gab, gabfest slang US, causerie rare
Other
banter, badinage, pleasantries, foretalk rare
Definitions
- n. 1
Idle conversation, typically regarding innocuous or unimportant subjects, usually engaged in at social gatherings out of politeness.
Related words
- Other spellings
- small-talk smalltalk
Example sentences
- chatter She finds comfort in silence rather than chatter.
- babble She didn't pay attention to her husband's babble.
- banter Good banter really elevates a homoerotic swordfight.
- pleasantries Skip the pleasantries and get down to business.
By length
- 3 letters
- gab1
- 6 letters
- gossip2, banter2, babble2
- 7 letters
- chatter2, palaver, prattle2, gabfest
- 8 letters
- badinage, causerie, foretalk
- 12 letters
- pleasantries3
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (gossip2 = 2 syllables).