CHATS Synonyms: 111 Similar and Opposite Words

chats 1 of 2

noun

plural of chat

as in talks

friendly, informal conversation or an instance of this short chats between parents and teachers during the school's open house

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as in conversations

talking or a talk between two or more people a fireside chat between two of America's foremost men of letters

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chats

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verb

present tense third-person singular of chat

as in converses

to engage in casual or rambling conversation the coffeehouse became the favored place to meet friends and chat for hours

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as in chatters

to speak rapidly, inarticulately, and usually unintelligibly lost in his own world, the toddler chatted happily for hours

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Recent Examples of chats

Noun

The purchase includes 10 million emails and 500 million Microsoft Teams chats, alongside other internal company documents. — John Werner, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026 The hot talk in my group chats right now is the NFL preseason and fantasy football. — Emily R. Condon, USA Today, 18 Aug. 2026 Earlier this summer, group chats maintained by women who wear glasses with thick plastic frames were consumed by a juicy bit of literary gossip. — Hillary Busis, Vanity Fair, 17 Aug. 2026 Suddenly the group chats are firing on all cylinders, and your calendar looks like a war zone. — Lauren Brown West-Rosenthal, Parents, 16 Aug. 2026 The Acton teen accused of killing his mother and younger brother after first working out his violent fantasies through chats with the AI bot ChatGPT was ordered held without bail. — Flint McColgan, Boston Herald, 13 Aug. 2026 Gen is annoyed that Joy is still entertaining Luke via texts and video chats. — Emma Soren, Vulture, 11 Aug. 2026 In this week’s episode of It’s Been a Minute, host Brittany Luse chats with Kathryn about what economists, politicians, and everyday people get wrong about the working class. — Brittany Luse, NPR, 11 Aug. 2026 Its crisis hotline responds to 988 calls, chats and texts in Maryland and nationally. — Adam Thompson, CBS News, 10 Aug. 2026

Verb

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 Some of the German Telegram chats date back to at least 2020, court documents show. — ABC News, 8 July 2026 Dwayne Johnson chats all things Moana during a special Q&A to promote the live-action film in Rio De Janeiro July 2. — Brendan Le Updated, PEOPLE, 3 July 2026 While Yahia chats with The Star, his daughter, Hannah, takes a tray of baklava out of the oven. — Jenna Thompson june 24, Kansas City Star, 24 June 2026 Inside the motel, Paula chats with Sky. — Erin Qualey, Vulture, 10 June 2026 The tool chats with job candidates, answers their questions about Chipotle, collects basic information, schedules interviews, and sends offer letters to candidates selected by hiring managers. — Preston Fore, Fortune, 2 June 2026 Over 150 episodes, Broski genially but insightfully chats with a wide range of guests, from fellow YouTubers to A-list talent. — Randee Dawn, Variety, 26 May 2026 Budget brawl House Minority Leader Carolyn Hugley chats with legislators during the 2025 Georgia Legislative session. — Adam Beam, AJC.com, 15 May 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for chats

Noun

The last-minute deal came after more than a week of furious meetings and technical talks.

— Steve Kopack, NBC news, 19 Aug. 2026
Meanwhile, negotiations between Washington and Tehran to end the war have stalled, with little sign that talks will resume.

— Joseph Wilkins, CNBC, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of talks

Noun

Sabio said the proposals were developed through conversations with residents rather than solely by his campaign.

— Amy DeLaura, The Washington Examiner, 15 Aug. 2026
That included conversations with people within the Seahawks organization who know him, most notably backup quarterback Jalen Milroe, who played with Arnold at Alabama.

— Tobias Bass, New York Times, 15 Aug. 2026

Definition of conversations

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

Definition of converses

Noun

Active noise cancellation helps minimize engine noise and cabin chatter, and bringing your own pair means you’re covered no matter what your particular flight provides.

— Alesandra Dubin, Travel + Leisure, 15 Aug. 2026
Usually most of that chatter online is about what Kelce chooses to wear.

— Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 15 Aug. 2026

Definition of chatter

Verb

That video shows three boys scrubbing the floor and walls of a room in the school with rags as Morrison shouts commands and admonishments.

— Jennifer Smith Richards, ProPublica, 24 July 2026
In the background, an adult voice shouts at the bear, helping to scare the animal off.

— Kimberlee Speakman, PEOPLE, 7 July 2026