Synonyms for talkative
- adjective
Most common
Synonyms by meaning
Adjective
1. Chatty — tending to talk a lot
chatty, garrulous, loquacious, voluble, communicative, gabby informal, talky, outgoing, outspoken, prolix, indiscreet, effusive, verbose, wordy, long-winded, unreserved, conversable, motormouthed informal, drivellous, talksome, tonguey, logorrheic
2. Blabby
Definitions
- adj. 1
Tending to talk a lot.
- adj. 2
Speaking openly and honestly, neglecting privacy and consequences.
Related words
- Word family
- talkatively talkativeness talkativity talk
Choose the right word
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
- chatty Sami was very chatty, often oversharing information.
- garrulous My flatmate is too garrulous.
- loquacious Her loquacious new beau was there, talking everyone's heads off.
- voluble Despite his voluble nature, Tom rarely reveals anything personal.
- glib He may seem glib, but he knows what he's talking about.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| talkative | rising | |
| chatty | rising | |
| garrulous | steady | |
| loquacious | rising | |
| voluble | steady | |
| glib | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- glib1
- 5 letters
- gabby2, wordy2, talky2, yakky
- 6 letters
- chatty2, prolix, blabby
- 7 letters
- verbose, voluble3, tonguey
- 8 letters
- outgoing3, effusive3, talksome
- 9 letters
- outspoken3, expansive3, garrulous3
- 10 letters
- unreserved, indiscreet3, loquacious3, drivellous, logorrheic
- 11 letters
- conversable
- 12 letters
- motormouthed
- 13 letters
- communicative5
- 14 letters
- blabbermouthed
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (gabby2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- loquace
- Español
- locuaz
- Deutsch
- zungenfertig