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
• 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• withdrawn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

Don’t be shy—Southerners are a welcoming, chatty bunch, and, odds are, your neighbor will be willing to help. — Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 23 Sep. 2026

Is this chatty attitude appropriate for a strictly business call? — Judith Martin, Mercury News, 25 Aug. 2026

After the usually chatty Grand Theft Auto 6 leaker went a full 24 hours without posting anything, many began to theorize Cyberleek’s spree was over, and they’d been shut down or caught after Take-Two’s relentless pursuit. — Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026

Many people would be deliciously tired after such wholesome exertion and not want to spend their evenings raking over the past with a chatty English journalist. — Sophie Monks Kaufman, IndieWire, 12 Aug. 2026