nonconversational
Lacking back-and-forth exchange
Nonconversational describes communication or interaction that lacks the back-and-forth exchange typical of conversation.
A nonconversational tone might be found in lectures, formal announcements, or written instructions where dialogue isn't expected or invited.
The professor's nonconversational style made it hard to ask questions.
Someone described as nonconversational tends not to engage in casual talk or small talk, preferring silence or brief responses.
Disinclined to speak freely
- taciturnHabitually uncommunicative
- uncommunicativeUnwilling to share thoughts
- laconicBrief in expression
- tight-lippedUnwilling to divulge
guarded · withdrawn · introverted · quiet · silent · mute · speechless · wordless
Relating to formal rites
- scriptedWritten out beforehand
- preparedMade ready beforehand
- rehearsedPrepared by repetition
- oratoricalOf formal public speaking
declamatory · one-way · monologic · lecture · address · keynote · proclamation · announcement
Emotionally withdrawn, uninviting
- distantFar away or aloof
- remoteDistant or controller
- standoffishUnfriendly in manner
- unapproachableImpossible to access or befriend
cold · impersonal · disengaged · disconnected · uninvolved · indifferent · apathetic · unconcerned
Of written content
- literaryOf written works
- epistolaryPertaining to letter-writing
- documentaryFactual film about reality
- notationalOf written symbol systems
memo · report · treatise · manual · transcript · bulletin · communiqué · dispatch
reticent
Disinclined to speak freely
- taciturnHabitually uncommunicative
- uncommunicativeUnwilling to share thoughts
- laconicBrief in expression
tight-lipped · guarded · withdrawn · introverted · quiet · silent · mute · speechless · wordless · inarticulate
ceremonial
Relating to formal rites
oratorical · declamatory · one-way · monologic · lecture · address · keynote · proclamation · announcement · broadcast
aloof
Emotionally withdrawn, uninviting
- distantFar away or aloof
- remoteDistant or controller
- standoffishUnfriendly in manner
unapproachable · cold · impersonal · disengaged · disconnected · uninvolved · indifferent · apathetic · unconcerned · withdrawn
textual
Of written content
- literaryOf written works
- epistolaryPertaining to letter-writing
- documentaryFactual film about reality
notational · memo · report · treatise · manual · transcript · bulletin · communiqué · dispatch · correspondence
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Relating to informal dialogue
dialogic · interactive · back-and-forth · discursive · colloquial
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Relating to informal dialogue
chatty · talkative · loquacious · sociable · gregarious
conversation, converse, conversant, conversational, conversations, conversely, conversationally