garrulous[adjective]Synonyms: talkative, chatty, gossiping, loquacious, prattling, verbose, voluble
Antonyms: taciturn
Contrasted words: concise, terse, blunt, brusque, curt
Related Words: blabbing,
prattling,
prolix,
verbose,
windy,
wordy
English Thesaurus: talkative, chatty, articulate, eloquent, garrulous, ... [TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲
talkative a talkative person likes to talk a lot – also used about people’s moods:
He’s very talkative with his friends and family. Benjamin was in a talkative mood.chatty liking to talk a lot in a friendly way – a rather informal use:
I like her – she’s always cheerful and chatty. The chatty girl on the phone answered most of my questions.articulate able to talk easily and effectively about things, especially difficult subjects:
All the applicants we interviewed were intelligent and articulate. These were articulate people, well able to deal with the press and media.eloquent able to express your ideas and opinions well – used especially about people who speak in public and are able to influence people:
an eloquent public speakergarrulous formal talking a lot, especially about unimportant things:
A garrulous old man was sitting near me in the bar. He became more garrulous as the evening went on.you can’t shut him/her up informal used to say humorously that someone talks all the time:
You can’t shut him up so I never get any work done when he’s here.chatterbox informal someone, especially a child, who talks a lot :
Cathy’s a real chatterbox. [TahlilGaran] English Thesaurus ▲