Synonyms of chatty

chatty

adjective

ˈcha-tē 

1

as in colloquial

having the style and content of everyday conversation

a time when campers were expected to write a chatty letter to their folks every week

Synonyms & Similar Words

• colloquial
• gossipy
• conversational
• familiar
• newsy
• rambling
• talkative
• casual
• chattery
• informal
• communicative
• intimate
• dishy
• discursive
• expansive
• digressive
• garrulous
• tell-all

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• literary
• bookish
• formal
• dignified
• solemn
• elevated
• stately
• ceremonious

2

as in talkative

fond of talking or conversation

a chatty campaigner who talked to everyone like they were old friends

Synonyms & Similar Words

• talkative
• conversational
• communicative
• vocal
• outspoken
• loquacious
• talky
• mouthy
• outgoing
• garrulous
• gabby
• blabby
• expansive
• motormouthed
• articulate
• effusive
• demonstrative
• fluent
• voluble
• gossipy
• rambling
• well-spoken
• glib
• extraverted
• verbose
• extroverted
• prolix
• wordy
• gregarious
• unreserved
• free-spoken
• long-winded
• gushing
• sociable
• tale-telling
• talebearing
• windy

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• laconic
• taciturn
• reticent
• uncommunicative
• quiet
• reserved
• shy
• closemouthed
• silent
• tight-lipped
• mute
• mum
• wordless
• evasive
• speechless
• secretive
• withdrawn
• aloof
• introverted
• unsociable
• nonvocal
• inhibited
• self-contained
• retiring
• tongue-tied
• indrawn

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of chatty

Taji Senior gives Risa a strong inner self that keeps all these chatty men from reducing her to her physical appearance. —Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 4 Feb. 2025

The trailer features Drake in a trance while posted up in the corner of a speakeasy, sipping on a drink as he’s surrounded by chatty women not paying him any mind. —Michael Saponara, Billboard, 3 Feb. 2025

Inside the visitors’ locker room, Mahomes was uncharacteristically quiet, not as chatty as usual with teammates. —Nate Taylor, The Athletic, 17 Jan. 2025

The chatty, friendly Molina puts up movie posters, pinup photos, and beaded curtains in their cell; Valentin just sits there, quietly reading his Lenin and asking not to be disturbed. —Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 27 Jan. 2025