CHATTERS Synonyms: 112 Similar and Opposite Words

chatters 1 of 2

noun

plural of chatter

as in noises

loud, confused, and usually inharmonious sound the chatter of the ship's engine kept us awake all night

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verb

present tense third-person singular of chatter

as in chats

to engage in casual or rambling conversation chattered idly while waiting in line

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as in shouts

to speak rapidly, inarticulately, and usually unintelligibly the parrot chatters all day

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Recent Examples of chatters

Noun

Sustained support from the strings gives way to watery ripples and busy chatters, with piquant harmonic implications. — Scott Cantrell, Dallas Morning News, 23 Jan. 2026 Since then, there have been chatters about a revival of GQ China, with some claiming that Jonathan Newhouse personally intervened to improve the relationship between Condé Nast and the Chinese authorities, hoping for a new permit. — Tianwei Zhang, Footwear News, 16 Jan. 2026 Early impressions from frequent chatters decry the bot's more corporate, less effusively creative tone. — Ryan Whitwam, ArsTechnica, 8 Aug. 2025

Verb

As Paula finally reaches Detective Gonzalez and excitedly chatters about her wire transfer ruse, the wry officer isn’t amused. — Erin Qualey, Vulture, 29 May 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for chatters

Noun

Daunt made a series of small groaning noises on the approach.

— Nathan Heller, New Yorker, 19 Oct. 2026
Opened in 1893, the hotel has Romanesque Revival architecture, and players have claimed to hear spooky noises and footsteps.

— ABC News, ABC News, 19 Oct. 2026

Definition of noises

Verb

Afterward, everyone chats for a little while—a manageable dose of socializing for people who’d rather not work a crowded room.

— Angela Haupt, Time, 7 Oct. 2026
Shuenemeyer regularly chats with other arborists from Maine to Washington, looking to identify and catalog historic varieties of apples.

— Kevin Strong, CBS News, 10 Aug. 2026

Definition of chats

Verb

Hollywell nods in agreement, and shouts out all the graffiti artists and other creatives who are still nearby.

— Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 21 Oct. 2026
While one fan shouts criticism at an official’s call at Mira Costa High, Grandma and Grandpa Reis calmly and confidently root for their grandsons, Christian, a running back, and Weston, a linebacker.

— Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of shouts

Noun

The highlight of the play during a montage that was shown on the overhead videoboard set off some of the loudest roars of the night.

— ABC News, ABC News, 20 Oct. 2026
Maybe the Dodger fans, who showed striking apathy in the playoffs, will return to their post-dynasty roars because of this.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of roars

Verb

Moore still talks to Petersen somewhat regularly, such as during the offseason and before the Apple Cup game against Washington earlier this season — Moore’s Cougars lost 24-10.

— Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 23 Oct. 2026
Publicly, Pacific Fusion talks mostly about its future ability to supply electricity, a promise the fusion industry has made for years.

— Sarah Scoles, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of talks

Verb

Entire product categories that were barely imaginable in 2020 are now weekend projects such as a tutor that converses in Mandarin, a paralegal that drafts and redlines, and a designer that produces forty variations before lunch.

— Michael Wee, Forbes.com, 3 Aug. 2026
Epstein converses with Summers Larry Summers, Clinton’s Treasury secretary and the director of the National Economic Council under former President Obama, corresponded with Epstein numerous times via email.

— Max Rego, The Hill, 13 Nov. 2025

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