What a palaver!
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Palaver
//pəˈlɑː.və(ɹ)//
Synonyms for "palaver" (459 found)
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caqueteriechatchewchinfestchitter-chatterclackclaptrapclattercolloguecolloquiumcolloquycommentcompare notescomplimentconceitconcernconclaveconfabconfabulateconfabulation
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conferconfer withconferenceconfrontationcongressconsultconsult withconsultationconventionconversationconversecouncilcouncil firecouncil of warcounseldeliberatedialoguedictionarydiscoursediscussdiscuss withdiscussionditherdouble-talkdriveldroolduologueelocutionexchange observationsexchange of viewsexchange viewseyeball-to-eyeball encountereyewashfair wordsfalderalfawn uponfawningfiddle faddlefiddle-faddlefiddledeedeeflatterflatteryflummeryfolderolfudgefustiangabgabblegalimatiasgammongasget togetherget-togethergibbergibberishgibble-gabblego on
Verb(17 words)
Related words (229)
gobbledygookgossipgreaseguffgushhave conversationshaverhigh-level talkhocus pocushocus-pocushold conferencehoneyed phraseshoneyed wordshuddlehumbugidle talkincenseinterchange of viewsinterviewjargon
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jawjawinglanguagelexiconlookoutmake fair weathermeetmeetingmere talkmumbo jumbonarrishkeitnatternegotiatenegotiationnegotiationsnews conferenceniaiserienonsensenonsense talknuisanceoccasionsoiloil the tongueoral communicationpack of nonsensepalaveringparleyparolepatterperformancepour forthpourparlerpowwowpraisepratepratingprattleprattlingpress conferencepretty liesprittle prattleprittle-prattleprocedureput heads togetherquestion-and-answer sessionramble 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-twaddlevaporingvocabularywafflewafflingwheedlingwordsyakyakkety-yakyakking
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11 entriesTranslations
32 translations across 13 languages.
Albanian
1 entries- pallavra noun (unnecessary talk, chatter)
Bulgarian
1 entries- празни приказки noun (unnecessary talk, chatter)
Danish
2 entries- palaver noun (unnecessary talk, chatter)
- palaver noun (meeting with much talk)
Finnish
4 entries- erimielisyys noun (disagreement)
- eripura noun (disagreement)
- jäkätys noun (unnecessary talk, chatter)
- kälätys noun (unnecessary talk, chatter)
French
2 entries- palabre noun (meeting with much talk)
- palabres noun (unnecessary talk, chatter)
Galician
1 entries- liorna noun (unnecessary talk, chatter)
German
2 entries- Palaver noun (unnecessary talk, chatter)
- Palaver noun (meeting with much talk)
Hungarian
1 entries- paláver noun (unnecessary talk, chatter)
Irish
3 entries- cabaireacht noun (unnecessary talk, chatter)
- plámás noun (talk intended to deceive)
- suainseán noun (unnecessary talk, chatter)
Italian
1 entries- storie noun (unnecessary talk, chatter)
Portuguese
2 entries- palavreado noun (unnecessary talk, chatter)
- paleio noun (unnecessary talk, chatter)
Russian
4 entries- геморрой noun (mentally-draining activity)
- до́лгие перегово́ры noun (meeting with much talk)
- пра́здная болтовня́ noun (unnecessary talk, chatter)
- пу́стая болтовня́ noun (unnecessary talk, chatter)
Spanish
1 entries- parla noun (unnecessary talk, chatter)
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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