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Synonyms for converse
kənˈvɜrs; ˈkɒn vɜrscon·verse

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English Synonyms and Antonyms3.5 / 2 votes

  1. converse

    Conversation (Latin con, with) is, etymologically, an interchange of ideas with some other person or persons. Talk may be wholly one-sided. Many brilliant talkers have been incapable of conversation. There may be intercourse without conversation, as by looks, signs, etc.; communion is of hearts, with or without words; communication is often by writing, and may be uninvited and unreciprocated. Talk may denote the mere utterance of words with little thought; thus, we say idle talk, empty talk, rather than idle or empty conversation. Discourse is now applied chiefly to public addresses. A conference is more formal than a conversation. Dialog denotes ordinarily an artificial or imaginary conversation, generally of two persons, but sometimes of more. A colloquy is indefinite as to number, and generally somewhat informal. Compare BEHAVIOR.

    Synonyms:
    chat, colloquy, communication, communion, confabulation, conference, conversation, dialogue, discourse, intercourse, parley, talk

    Preposition:
    Conversation with friends; between or among the guests; about a matter.

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms3.0 / 1 vote

  1. converseverb

    Synonyms:
    talk, discourse, speak, chat

    Antonyms:
    keep silent

  2. converseadjective

    Synonyms:
    opposite, reverse, contrary, opposed, contradictory, counter, relative, correlative

    Antonyms:
    identical, same, one, inseparable, indistinguishable, connate, uniform, direct, primary, uninverted

Princeton's WordNet1.0 / 1 vote

  1. converseadjective

    a proposition obtained by conversion

    Antonyms:
    synonymous, forward

  2. converseadjective

    of words so related that one reverses the relation denoted by the other

    "`parental' and `filial' are converse terms"

    Synonyms:
    reversed, transposed

    Antonyms:
    forward, synonymous

  3. converse, reversed, transposedverb

    turned about in order or relation

    "transposed letters"

    Synonyms:
    reversed, transposed

    Antonyms:
    synonymous, forward

  4. converse, discourseverb

    carry on a conversation

    Synonyms:
    discourse, discuss, talk about, dissertate, hold forth

    Antonyms:
    synonymous, forward

Dictionary of English Synonymes0.0 / 0 votes

  1. converseverb

    Synonyms:
    commune, hold intercourse

  2. converseverb

    Synonyms:
    talk, chat, CONFABULATE, discourse familiarly, hold a conversation

  3. conversenoun

    Synonyms:
    1. communion, intercourse, commerce

  4. conversenoun

    Synonyms:
    talk, colloquy, conversation

  5. conversenoun

    Synonyms:
    reverse, opposite

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words0.0 / 0 votes

  1. conversenoun

    Synonyms:
    intercourse, communion, conversation, parley

  2. converseverb

    Synonyms:
    talk, chat, commune, confabulate, parley

PPDB, the paraphrase database0.0 / 0 votes

  1. List of paraphrases for "converse":

    inverse, reverse, opposite, contrary

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How to use converse in a sentence?

  1. Kenko Yoshida:

    To sit alone in the lamplight with a book spread out before you, and hold intimate converse with men of unseen generations--such is a pleasure beyond compare.

  2. John Adams:

    As much as I converse with sages and heroes, they have very little of my love and admiration. I long for rural and domestic scene, for the warbling of birds and the prattling of my children

  3. Alexis de Tocqueville:

    An American cannot converse, but he can discuss, and his talk falls into a dissertation. He speaks to you as if he was addressing a meeting; and if he should chance to become warm in the discussion, he will say Gentlemen to the person with whom he is conversing.

  4. Kevin Hart:

    Normally, I'm in and out so it's been a real blessing just to be around and talk, converse, you know, and just kind of be with the fam through these months, so this is the first time that I've ever been here this much through a pregnancy in general in my life. So it's been refreshing.

  5. Raag Singhal:

    I think Fox News Wuornos ' had a whole host of mental issues, if you were to kind of look at the totality of the circumstances, Fox News Wuornos ' complaints, Fox News Wuornos ' behavior, some of the things that Fox News Wuornos ' would do … Fox News Wuornos ' was someone who, in my view, was going in and out of competency, which is somewhat of a normal thing. When we talk about competency in the criminal context, we say it’s something that waxes and wanes. You can have someone who is confident on one day, then you meet them three days later and they’re not. I have no doubt that Fox News Wuornos ' had entire periods where Fox News Wuornos ' was lucid and could converse. There were times I met with Fox News Wuornos ' when I had no issues with Fox News Wuornos ', then there were times I met with Fox News Wuornos ' and Fox News Wuornos ' clearly had mental issues.


Translations for converse

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  • مArabic
  • разговарям, обратно, беседвам, обратна теоремаBulgarian
  • hovořit, konverzovat, rozmlouvatCzech
  • ymddiddanWelsh
  • Umkehrung, GegenteilGerman
  • αντίστροφοGreek
  • interparoliEsperanto
  • conversarSpanish
  • صحبت کردنPersian
  • keskustella, päinvastainenFinnish
  • converser, réciproque, inverse, opposéFrench
  • comhráIrish
  • שוחחHebrew
  • बात करनाHindi
  • spjalla, andhverfing, tala samanIcelandic
  • conversareItalian
  • לְשׂוֹחֵחַHebrew
  • The word "converse" can be translated into Japanese as "会話する" (kaiwa suru) when used as a verb meaning "to converse" or "to talk." If you are referring to the noun form, it can be translated as "対話" (taiwa), which means "dialogue" or "conversation." Japanese
  • colloquor, fabulorLatin
  • kōrerorero, kōweteweteMāori
  • converseren, tegenovergesteldeDutch
  • samtaleNorwegian
  • conversar, recíprocaPortuguese
  • yawnay, rimachiyQuechua
  • беседовать, общаться, разговариватьRussian
  • razgováratiSerbo-Croatian
  • konverseraSwedish
  • meşgul olmakTurkish
  • بات کرناUrdu
  • יבערקערןYiddish

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