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Antonyms for conversational


Grammar : Adj
Spell : kon-ver-sey-shuh-nl
Phonetic Transcription : ˌkɒn vərˈseɪ ʃə nl



Definition of conversational

Origin :
  • 1779, from conversation + -al (1).
  • adj talkative
Example sentences :
  • It had a conversational way of brightening and growing dull.
  • Extract from : « Way of the Lawless » by Max Brand
  • "Let down the ladder," said Foulet, in a quiet, conversational tone.
  • Extract from : « The Floating Island of Madness » by Jason Kirby
  • I fear that trying to be conversational I have only managed to be unduly discursive.
  • Extract from : « Notes on My Books » by Joseph Conrad
  • Such voices as broke into them were anything but conversational.
  • Extract from : « Notes on My Books » by Joseph Conrad
  • Olive, thinking to do well, flung herself into the conversational breach.
  • Extract from : « Olive in Italy » by Moray Dalton
  • My Philosopher is eminently social, and is conversational in his method.
  • Extract from : « By the Christmas Fire » by Samuel McChord Crothers
  • But Mr. Robert insists I don't have to be conversational with her, or with Ambrose, either.
  • Extract from : « Torchy As A Pa » by Sewell Ford
  • "You could be of inestimable value to us," he said in a conversational tone.
  • Extract from : « Highways in Hiding » by George Oliver Smith
  • Is that meant as a conversational gambit, or an honest observation?
  • Extract from : « A Spaceship Named McGuire » by Gordon Randall Garrett
  • Personal chat is the current coin of conversational capital.
  • Extract from : « Conversation » by Mary Greer Conklin

Synonyms for conversational

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