It is difficult to keep up a conversation with someone who only says "yes" and "no".
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Conversation
/ˌkɒn.vəˈseɪ.ʃn̩/
Synonyms for "conversation" (114 found)
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Closest matches (23)
Noun(8 words)
Strong matches (34)
Noun(16 words)
conversingcopulationdeliberationdialecticdialogdialog — germandialogsdialoguedialogue structuredialoguesdialoguingdiscussionduologueengage in communicationexchangesfiction dialogue
Adjective(1 words)
dialogic discussion
Verb(1 words)
discuss in class
Related words (57)
Noun(13 words)
give-and-takegossipinformationinteractioninterchangeintercommunicationintercommunionintercourseinterplayinterviewlanguagelinguistic intercoursemessageobservationoral communicationpalaverparleyparoleprattlerapping
Adjective(1 words)
interpersonal interaction
Related word relations
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More general
9 entriescommunicationdiscourselanguageoral communicationspeechspeech communicationspoken communicationspoken languagevoice communication
More specific
7 entriesbackchannelingclassroom discussioninformal chatpanel discussionseminar discussionturn takingworkshop discussion
Collocations
6 entriesacademic conversationconversation partnerconversation topicsinformal conversationlengthy conversationopen conversation
Inflections
1 entriesDerivations
3 entriesSample sentences
28 total sentences available.
The professor teaches English conversation.
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Wit gives zest to conversation.
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People who are afraid of making mistakes will make no progress in English conversation.
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