Chitchat
Chitchat noun - Friendly, informal conversation or an instance of this.
Usage example: a bit of chitchat over lunch with people we hadn't seen in a while
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Synonyms for Chitchat
Discourse
Discourse noun - Talking or a talk between two or more people.
Usage example: Thomas Jefferson is said to have been able to participate in knowledgeable discourse on a breathtaking array of subjects
Chitchat and discourse are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Chitchat" instead the word "Discourse" as a noun or a verb.
Nearby Words: discoursed, discoursing
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Related pairs
- rap and chitchat
- rap and discourse
- speech and chitchat
- speech and discourse
- talk and chitchat
- talk and discourse
- conversation and chitchat
- conversation and discourse
- conference and chitchat
- conference and discourse
- dialogue and chitchat
- dialogue and discourse
- gossip and chitchat
- gossip and discourse
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Discourse and Chitchat. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 02, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/chitchat/discourse
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