Buzz
Buzz noun - Information or opinion that is widely disseminated without any authority or confirmation of accuracy.
Usage example: the buzz is that this would-be blockbuster will be the bomb of the summer
Talk is a synonym for buzz in gossip topic. In some cases you can use "Talk" instead the word "Buzz" as a noun or a verb, when it comes to topics like speech, rumour.
Talk
Talk noun - Information or opinion that is widely disseminated without any authority or confirmation of accuracy.
Usage example: her wild behavior is exciting some lurid talk
Buzz is a synonym for talk in gossip topic. You can use "Buzz" instead the word "Talk" as a noun or a verb, if it concerns topics such as rumour.
Mutual synonyms
How words are described
| good | good buzz | good talk |
| nice | nice buzz | nice talk |
| long | long buzz | long talk |
| similar | similar buzz | similar talk |
| Other adjectives: normal, short, single, awkward, serious, little, innocent, new. | ||
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
- The Concorde was conceived in a period when talk of the "space age" was all the buzz and optimism about the future was rampant.
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Raj didn't drink before the series began, but mid-season one learned that he is able to overcome his "can't talk to women" issues with a bit of a buzz.
Source: The Alcoholic -
Mistaken for Own Murderer: Buzz and Mira are exposed to Zurg's latest evil concoction that transforms and fuses them into a single amorphous blob creature unable to talk.
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Talk and Buzz. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 15, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/buzz/talk
Buzz & Talk. N.p., 2016. Web. 15 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/buzz/talk>.
Talk or Buzz. 2016. Accessed August 15, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/buzz/talk.
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