Synonyms and antonyms of Informal conversation about other people or unimportant things in British Thesaurus

conversation (noun)

informal talk between people

chat (noun)

a friendly conversation

gossip (noun)

conversation about unimportant subjects, especially people’s private lives

chatter (noun)

continuous fast informal talk, usually about unimportant subjects

banter (noun)

friendly conversation in which people tell jokes and laugh at each other

small talk (noun)

informal conversation about things that are not important

chit-chat (noun)

informal friendly conversation about things that are not very important

natter (noun)

Britishinformal a conversation with a friend about unimportant things

repartee (noun)

conversation that is full of clever and funny comments

talk (noun)

ordinary conversations between people

badinage (noun)

literary conversation with a lot of jokes and clever comments in it

bants (noun)

Britishvery informal friendly conversation in which people tell jokes and laugh at each other

bitch (noun)

Britishinformal a conversation in which people complain or say unkind or cruel things about someone else

the bush telegraph (noun)

British the way in which a group of people, especially people who work together, quickly find out news or information without it being officially announced

chat (noun)

informal talk

Chinese whispers (noun)

the process by which a piece of information becomes less reliable each time it is told by one person to another

chinwag (noun)

Britishinformal old-fashioned an informal conversation about things that are not very important

conversation (noun)

a talk between two or more people, usually a private and informal one

conversational (adjective)

relating to conversations

goss (noun)

informal gossip

gossip (noun)

an occasion on which people gossip

grapevine (noun)

informal the way in which information spreads quickly from one person to another through conversation

heart-to-heart (noun)

a very private conversation between two people, usually concerning their personal feelings

old talk (noun)

West African conversation about unimportant things

polite conversation ()

conversation that is made with someone because they are with you and not because you really want to talk to them

prattle (noun)

silly talk about unimportant things

scuttlebutt (noun)

Americaninformal stories about someone’s personal life, especially ones that contain unkind or false information

story (noun)

something that people are talking about that may not be true

talk (noun)

discussion of other people’s private lives

tittle-tattle (noun)

informal talk about what someone else is doing, especially when it is not true or accurate

waffle (noun)

informal talk or writing that uses a lot of words but does not say anything important or interesting

word (noun)

a short conversation or discussion, usually without other people listening

word of mouth ()

communication that consists of comments that people make to each other in an informal way, not formal communication such as news reports and advertisements