What a palaver!
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Palaver
/pəˈlɑː.və(ɹ)/
Synonyms for "palaver" (306 found)
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Closest matches (62)
Noun(4 words)
Strong matches (91)
colloguecolloquiumcolloquycommentcompare notescomplimentconceitconcernconclaveconfabconfabulateconfabulationconferconfer withconferenceconfrontationcongressconsultconsult withconsultation
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conventionconversationconversecouncilcouncil firecouncil of warcounseldeliberatedialoguedictionarydiscoursediscussdiscuss withdiscussionditherdouble talkdouble-talkdriveldroolduologueelocutionexchange observationsexchange of viewsexchange viewseyeball-to-eyeball encountereyewashfair wordsfalderalfawn uponfawningfiddle faddlefiddle-faddlefiddledeedeeflatterflatteryflummeryfolderolfudgefustiangabgabblegalimatiasgammongasget togetherget-togethergibbergibberishgibble-gabblego ongobbledygookgossipgreaseguffgushhave conversationshaverhigh-level talkhocus pocus
Noun(10 words)
Related words (153)
hocus-pocushold conferencehoneyed phraseshoneyed wordshot airhuddlehumbugidle talkincenseinterchange of viewsinterviewjabberjargonjawjawinglanguagelexiconlookoutmake fair weathermeet
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meetingmere talkmumbo jumbonarrishkeitnatternegotiatenegotiationsnews conferenceniaiserienonsensenonsense talknuisanceoccasionsoiloil the tongueoral communicationpack of nonsensepalaveringparleyparolepatterperformancepour forthpourparlerpowwowpraisepratepratingprattleprattlingpress conferencepretty liesprittle prattleprittle-prattleprocedureput heads togetherquestion-and-answer sessionrambleramble onrantrap sessionrappingrattlerattle onreasonreason withred tapereel offreferrefer torigamarolerigmarolerodomontaderound tablerubbishrun onseanceseminarsessionshoot the breezesit down togethersit down withsittingskimble-skambleslaverslobber oversmall talksoapsoft soapsong and dancespeakingspeechspoutspout offstuff and nonsensestultiloquencesummitsummit conferencesummitrysweet nothingssweet talksweet wordssycophancytake counseltake up withtalktalk awaytalk nonsensetalk ontalk overtalkee talkeetalkee-talkeetalkfesttalkingterminologytittle tattletittle-tattleto-dotrashtrialoguetrumperytwaddletwattletwiddle-twaddlevaporingvocabularywafflewafflingwheedlewheedlingwordsyakyakkety-yakyakking
Noun(9 words)
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9 entriesCollocations
10 entriesall night palaverbureaucratic palaverceremonial palaverdiplomatic palaverformal palaverlengthy palaverlong palaverpointless palaverprolonged palavertedious palaver
Inflections
3 entriesDerivations
2 entriesTranslations
5 translations across 5 languages.
Danish
1 entries- palaver noun (meeting with much talk)
Finnish
1 entries- palaveri noun (meeting with much talk)
French
1 entries- palabre noun (meeting with much talk)
German
1 entries- Palaver noun (meeting with much talk)
Russian
1 entries- до́лгие перегово́ры noun (meeting with much talk)
Sample sentences
18 total sentences available.
We have no time to waste in idle palaver.
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Off the top of my head, I can't think of another song whose lyrics include the word 'palaver', let alone one that rhymes it.
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Here we remained four days, on account of a palaver which was held on the following occasion.
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