Talk and Word

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

Word is a synonym for talk in gossip topic. In some cases you can use "Word" instead the word "Talk" as a noun or a verb.

Nearby Words: talking, talkative, talker, talkie

Word

Word noun - Information or opinion that is widely disseminated without any authority or confirmation of accuracy.
Usage example: don't tell anyone I told you about the shake-up, but that's the word right now

Talk is a synonym for word in statement topic. You can use "Talk" instead the word "Word" as a noun or a verb, if it concerns topics such as rumour, gossip, discussion.

Nearby Words: wordy, wordless, wording, worded, wordily

How words are described

fancy fancy talk fancy word
good good talk good word
nice nice talk nice word
long long talk long word
Other adjectives: similar, single, simple, dirty, little, important, secret, new, final, last, occasional, different, said, generic.

Common collocations

way talk way word way
characters talk characters word characters
times talk times word times

Both words in one sentence

  • Reportedly, the British find Germans rude for not using small talk, while Germans consider small talk to be dishonest and don't have a native word for the concept in their language.
  • Western Animation / Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas In the Norwegian dub, when Kale is enthralled by the sirens and says "Let's talk love", the word he uses in Norwegian is an old-fashioned word for "lovemaking".
  • Stupidest Thing I've Ever Heard Said word for word by Squidward in the "The Camping Episode", when they talk about Sea Bears.
Cite this Source
Word and Talk. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/talk/word
Talk & Word. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/talk/word>.
Word or Talk. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/talk/word.
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