dialogue
Back-and-forth discussion
Dialogue is conversation between two or more people, or the exchange of ideas between groups: The two sides agreed to enter into dialogue.
In fiction and drama, dialogue refers specifically to the spoken words of characters, as distinct from narration or stage directions: The script had sharp dialogue but a weak plot.
The verb means to engage in discussion: Management agreed to dialogue with the union.
Also spelled dialog, especially in American English and computing contexts.
Verbal exchange between people
- chatInformal verbal exchange
- discussionExchange of ideas
- exchangeMutual giving and receiving
- discourseFormal communication on subjects
colloquy · tête-à-tête · heart-to-heart · banter · confab · back-and-forth · interlocution · rapport
Strokes connecting two points
- scriptWritten words for performance
- screenplayFilm's written blueprint
- soliloquyDramatic speech to oneself
- asideBrief theatrical digression
scene · dramaturgy · playwright · blocking · cue · rehearsal · voice acting · dubbing
Speaks with others
- parleyDiscussion between opposing sides
- mediationIntervention to resolve conflict
- diplomacyNegotiation between nations
- bargainingNegotiating mutually acceptable terms
compromise · arbitration · conciliation · peace talks · bilateral · multilateral · accord · treaty
Relating to elenctic inquiry
- PlatonicOf the Forms philosopher
- dialecticLogical argument through opposition
- philosophicalConcerned with fundamental truths
- rhetoricalUsing language for effect
didactic · symposium · exposition · narrator · voiceover · stream of consciousness
Promoting religious unity
- interfaithAcross religious boundaries
- interculturalBetween different cultures
- cross-culturalInvolving multiple societies
- peacebuildingEstablishing lasting harmony post-conflict
reconciliation · understanding · bridge-building · coexistence · tolerance · outreach
talk
Verbal exchange between people
- chatInformal verbal exchange
- discussionExchange of ideas
- exchangeMutual giving and receiving
discourse · colloquy · tête-à-tête · heart-to-heart · banter · confab · back-and-forth · interlocution · rapport · powwow
lines
Strokes connecting two points
- scriptWritten words for performance
- screenplayFilm's written blueprint
- soliloquyDramatic speech to oneself
aside · scene · dramaturgy · playwright · blocking · cue · rehearsal · voice acting · dubbing · subtitles
talks
Speaks with others
- parleyDiscussion between opposing sides
- mediationIntervention to resolve conflict
- diplomacyNegotiation between nations
bargaining · compromise · arbitration · conciliation · peace talks · bilateral · multilateral · accord · treaty · settlement
Socratic
Relating to elenctic inquiry
- PlatonicOf the Forms philosopher
- dialecticLogical argument through opposition
- philosophicalConcerned with fundamental truths
rhetorical · didactic · symposium · exposition · narrator · voiceover · stream of consciousness
ecumenical
Promoting religious unity
- interfaithAcross religious boundaries
- interculturalBetween different cultures
- cross-culturalInvolving multiple societies
peacebuilding · reconciliation · understanding · bridge-building · coexistence · tolerance · outreach
- literaturebooks, book, fiction, poetry, stories
- peacepeace, peaceful, peacefully, peace sign, peace symbol
- speechspeech, speaking, talk, diction, conversation
- writing-related termsparagraph, sentence, word, letter, punctuation
- spoken communicationphone call, conversation, speech, voicemail, public speaking
- actingacting, act, performing, playacting, actor
dialoguemonologue
Uninterrupted solo address
monolog · soliloquy · one-man show · oration · lecture
dialoguemonologue
Uninterrupted solo address
broadcast · proclamation · decree · edict · dictation
dialogueintrospection
Observing one's own mind
inner monologue · self-reflection · meditation · contemplation · soliloquy
- snappy dialogue
- character dialogueScripted speech between personas
- internal dialoguePrivate mental speech
- dialog boxInterface element requesting input
- inner dialogueSilent conversation with oneself
- dialogue boxInterface element requesting input