Synonyms for
Converse
Definition
to engage in conversation; the opposite or reverse of something
Synonyms & similar words
Synonyms by register
Formal
Informal
Antonyms
Common collocations
- converse with
- converse about
- converse freely
- converse easily
- converse in
- converse privately
- converse openly
Word family
noun conversation
verb converse
Usage note
Primarily used as a verb. The noun form is 'conversation'. Avoid using 'converse' as a noun.
Example sentences
- I love to converse with my grandma about her childhood.
- The teacher asked us to converse with our classmates about our weekend activities.
- The converse of 'yes' is 'no'.
- He always wants to converse about politics, but I don't like to talk about it.
- I find it easy to converse with new people.
Quotes
'It is not necessary that you leave the house. Remain at your table and listen. Do not even listen, only wait. Do not even wait, be wholly still and alone. The world will present itself to you for its unmasking, it can do no other, in ecstasy it will writhe at your feet.' - Franz Kafka
'The true spirit of conversation consists in building on another man's observation, not overturning it.' - Edward Bulwer-Lytton
'The greatest gift you can give another is the purity of your attention.' - Richard Moss