Synonyms for palaver
pəˈlæv ər, -ˈlɑ vərpalaver

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1. palaver

   Most of these words are onomatopoetic. The cackle of a hen, the gabble of a goose, the chatter of a magpie, the babble of a running stream, as applied to human speech, indicate a rapid succession of what are to the listener meaningless sounds. Blab and blurt (commonly blurt out) refer to the letting out of what the lips can no longer keep in; blab, of a secret; blurt out, of passionate feeling. To chat is to talk in an easy, pleasant way, not without sense, but without special purpose. Chatting is the practise of adults, prattling that of children. To prate is to talk idly, presumptuously, or foolishly, but not necessarily incoherently. To jabber is to utter a rapid succession of unintelligible sounds, generally more noisy than chattering. To gossip is to talk of petty personal matters, as for pastime or mischief. To twaddle is to talk feeble nonsense. To murmur is to utter suppressed or even inarticulate sounds, suggesting the notes of a dove, or the sound of a running stream, and is used figuratively of the half suppressed utterances of affection or pity, or of complaint, resentment, etc. Compare SPEAK.

   Synonyms:
   babble, blab, blurt, blurt out, cackle, chat, chatter, gabble, gossip, jabber, murmur, prate, prattle, tattle, twaddle

   Preposition:
   Babies babble for the moon; the crowd babbles of a hero; the sick man babbles of home.

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. blandishment, cajolery, palavernoun

   flattery intended to persuade

   Synonyms:
   empty words, empty talk, blandishment, cajolery, hot air, rhetoric, wheedling

2. palaver, hot air, empty words, empty talk, rhetoricverb

   loud and confused and empty talk

   "mere rhetoric"

   Synonyms:
   rhetoric, empty talk, blandishment, cajolery, hot air, ornateness, empty words, grandiosity, grandiloquence, magniloquence

3. chatter, piffle, palaver, prate, tittle-tattle, twaddle, clack, maunder, prattle, blab, gibber, tattle, blabber, gabbleverb

   speak (about unimportant matters) rapidly and incessantly

   Synonyms:
   inveigle, chitchat, brattle, mumble, cluck, shoot the breeze, babble, let the cat out of the bag, twaddle, clatter, gossip, prattle, sing, blarney, chit-chat, claver, tittle-tattle, maunder, sweet-talk, chew the fat, mutter, peach, tattle, natter, wheedle, visit, confab, blab out, coax, gibber, cajole, blab, talk, spill the beans, piffle, confabulate, click, jaw, babble out, mussitate, prate, chat, chatter, chaffer, gabble, blabber, clack

4. wheedle, cajole, palaver, blarney, coax, sweet-talk, inveigleverb

   influence or urge by gentle urging, caressing, or flattering

   "He palavered her into going along"

   Synonyms:
   wheedle, tittle-tattle, sweet-talk, inveigle, blarney, gabble, blab, piffle, chatter, maunder, gibber, coax, cajole, prattle, clack, tattle, prate, blabber, twaddle

5. palaververb

   have a lengthy discussion, usually between people of different backgrounds

   Synonyms:
   wheedle, blarney, tittle-tattle, tattle, inveigle, coax, gabble, blab, piffle, chatter, sweet-talk, maunder, gibber, prate, cajole, prattle, clack, blabber, twaddle

Matched Categories

1. • Flattery
   • Parley

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1. palavernoun

   Synonyms:
   twaddle, chatter, balderdash, rigmarole, gibberish, stuff, trash, fudge, nonsense, platitude, moonshine, wish-wash, flummery, jargon, senseless prate, frothy discourse, idle talk

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1. palavernoun

   Synonyms:
   cajolery, flummery, conference, debate, talk

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