TALKY Synonyms: 63 Similar and Opposite Words

talky

adjective

ˈtȯ-kē

as in talkative

fond of talking or conversation a talky coworker who will corner you at your desk for hours with stories about his vacation

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Recent Examples of talky Which is not to say the series, while talky, gets bogged down in philosophical abstraction. —

Alison Willmore, Vulture, 1 Dec. 2025 Written by Ed Solomon, who collaborated with Soderbergh on the twisty neo-noir No Sudden Move as well as the TV series Mosaic and Full Circle, the film is a talky chamber piece that’s virtually a two-hander and could just as easily have been a play. —

David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 9 Sep. 2025 An early scene, a party at the home of an up-for-tenure Yale professor played by Julia Roberts, is filled with that kind of thinky-talky dialogue. —

Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 29 Aug. 2025 Instead, the film is haunted and strikingly talky, with the young men working together to stay distracted and keep their dignity as they are killed off one by one. —

J. Kim Murphy, Variety, 27 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for talky

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There’s a social, buzzy quality to this transit that thrives on movement and mental stimulation, which is why people may suddenly feel more talkative, distracted or eager to multitask.

— Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 15 May 2026
Teaching first grade has always involved dealing with wiggly and talkative kids.

— Stacker, Hartford Courant, 9 May 2026