JISUPOSTEnglish
ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Small talk

Pronunciation varies by accent · noun

Meaning

Alternative form of small talk..

Example Sentences

It’s a bit difficult making smalltalk with a teacher, especially when they have to crane their neck to look up at you.
Hannah pictured Mark and herself sitting smiling over a stiff white tablecloth and single, interview-appropriate glasses of wine, making smalltalk and pretending everything was fine, that they were an ordinary happy couple, no stolen savings or hidden killer brothers to muddy the crystalline marital waters.
“Don,” she said, and pushed the hair back from her eyes with an irritated sweep of her hand, “if the health of my toads is your idea of smalltalk while we work then I think I’d rather you just kept quiet, if it’s all the same to you.”

Synonyms for small talk

Antonyms for small talk

Related Words

Usage Notes

Choose a synonym only when it preserves the intended meaning, tone, and grammar of the full sentence.

Practice and Learn More

Frequently Asked Questions

What does small talk mean?

Small talk means Alternative form of small talk..

What is a synonym for small talk?

The closest synonym depends on the sentence and intended sense.

What is the opposite of small talk?

The opposite depends on the specific sense.

How do you use small talk in a sentence?

It’s a bit difficult making smalltalk with a teacher, especially when they have to crane their neck to look up at you.

Sources & Attribution

FreeDictionaryAPI.com / Wiktionary · Original source · CC BY-SA 4.0

Dictionary data is provided by FreeDictionaryAPI.com and sourced from Wiktionary under its stated license.