converse
Talk back and forth
Converse means to talk with someone, to engage in conversation: We conversed for hours over coffee.
The word is slightly formal—people more often say "talk" or "chat." As an adjective and noun, converse describes something reversed or opposite: the converse is also true, the converse of a proposition.
In logic, a converse swaps the subject and predicate of a statement. (Capitalized Converse is the sneaker brand.)
Direct opposite; contrasting juxtaposition
- inverseOpposite in position
- reverseTurn to opposite
- contraryOpposed in nature
- counterpartCorresponding person or thing
negation · contradiction · antipode · flipside · polarity · dichotomy · contraposition · reciprocal
Informal verbal exchange
- talkVerbal exchange between people
- discussTalk about thoroughly
- speakProduce words aloud
- communicateExchange thoughts with others
exchange · discourse · banter · parley · colloquy · confabulation · interlocution · tête-à-tête
Actively participate or connect
- connectJoin or link
- socializeInteract with others
- networkInterconnected system
- associateConnect mentally or socially
relate · correspond · interchange · reciprocate · collaborate · cooperate · liaise · interface
Reasoned case or dispute
- disputeVerbal clash over differences
- contentionAssertion or rivalry
- disagreementAbsence of shared opinion
- controversyProlonged public disagreement
deliberation · dissent · rhetoric · rebuttal · cross-examination · polemic · dialectic · persuasion
antithesis
Direct opposite; contrasting juxtaposition
counterpart · negation · contradiction · antipode · flipside · polarity · dichotomy · contraposition · reciprocal · obverse
chat
Informal verbal exchange
communicate · exchange · discourse · banter · parley · colloquy · confabulation · interlocution · tête-à-tête · heart-to-heart
engage
Actively participate or connect
associate · relate · correspond · interchange · reciprocate · collaborate · cooperate · liaise · interface · meet
argument
Reasoned case or dispute
- disputeVerbal clash over differences
- contentionAssertion or rivalry
- disagreementAbsence of shared opinion
controversy · deliberation · dissent · rhetoric · rebuttal · cross-examination · polemic · dialectic · persuasion · discuss
- communication verbssay, speak, tell, talk, ask
- oppositesopposite, opposites, antonym, antonyms, inverse
- socializingmingle, mingles, mingling, party, parties
- social actionsinteract, communicate, connect, socialize, engage
- Social Talkchat, talk, discuss, banter, small talk
- speaking verbschat, chatter, gossip, jabber, blab
- preach to the convertedPersuade those already agreeing
- make conversationEngage in casual talk
- casual conversationInformal spoken exchange
- conversation starterInitiates social exchange
- dinner conversation
- conversation heartsPrinted candy valentines
conversation, convert, conversion, conversing, converted, convertible, conversant, conversational, conversations