Synonyms of tête-à-tête

tête-à-tête 1 of 2

adverb

ˌtet-ə-ˈtet 

as in personally

in person and usually privately

met tête-à-tête with the student's parents to discuss his disciplinary problems in class

Synonyms & Similar Words

• personally
• in private
• face-to-face
• in secret
• secretly
• directly
• intimately
• immediately
• familiarly
• confidentially

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• indirectly
• publicly
• openly
• distantly

tête-à-tête

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noun

ˌtet-ə-ˈtet 

as in chat

friendly, informal conversation or an instance of this

had a quick tête-à-tête with my neighbor before heading off to work

Synonyms & Similar Words

• chat
• talk
• chitchat
• gabfest
• chatter
• confab
• schmooze
• gab
• small talk
• natter
• confabulation
• table talk
• jaw
• palaver
• gossip
• causerie
• chin-wag
• chin music
• cackle
• patter
• jangle
• discourse
• rap
• backchat
• symposium
• parley
• colloquy
• dialogue
• exchange
• debate
• conference
• give-and-take
• yak
• happy talk
• yammer
• yap
• cross talk

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of tête-à-tête

Noun

Told mostly through dialogue, Konfidenz is an intensely psychological tete-a-tete about a woman who receives a phone call from a stranger claiming to be her friend, but soon is revealed to have intimate and dangerous knowledge about her life. — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 6 Jan. 2026

Social outings, sports events and fun activities with kids plus romantic tete-a-tetes are tops on your menu. — Georgia Nicols, Denver Post, 5 Jan. 2026

Texas' initial redistricting saga launched a national tete-a-tete, inspiring other states to redraw their own maps. — Brittany Shepherd, ABC News, 3 Dec. 2025

Later, there is caper-like comedy at a funeral home, which then sobers in a poignant tete-a-tete between Yun-ji and Min-yeong, astute revelations of the broken homes that shaped our young heroines, a climactic riot of slapstick destruction at an emergency school meeting and more. — Dennis Harvey, Variety, 22 Sep. 2025

Another video captured Xi, Modi and Putin engaging in a lighthearted tete-a-tete on the Summit’s sidelines. — Kate Nishimura, Sourcing Journal, 2 Sep. 2025

Aside from that tete-a-tete, there was some superb quality on show. — Beren Cross, New York Times, 28 July 2025