overtalking
Dominating the conversation
Overtalking is speaking too much, especially when it prevents others from contributing to a conversation.
The word often describes someone who dominates discussions, interrupts, or fills silences that don't need filling: She tends to overtalk when she's nervous.
In professional contexts, overtalking can undermine credibility—saying more than necessary dilutes the point.
Separating by force
- interjectingInserting remarks abruptly
- butting inInterrupting without permission
- steamrollingOverpowering through sheer force
- drowning outObscuring by being louder
not listening · dismissive · disregarding · silencing · overriding · shutting down · speaking over · jumping in
Talking fast and incoherently
- prattlingSpeaking trivially at length
- babblingIncoherent or infantile speech
- yammeringPersistent, irritating chatter
- chatteringQuick, repetitive sounds
gabbing · blathering · rambling · nattering · yapping · droning · tiresome · grating
Taking more than fair
- dominatingExercising supreme control
- filibusteringProlonged speech blocking legislation
- monologueUninterrupted solo address
- grandstandingPerforming to impress onlookers
pontificating · holding forth · lecturing · sermonizing · commandeering · hijacking · showboating · soapboxing
Arrogantly dominating in manner
- bossyToo fond of directing others
- controllingExerting authority over others
- pushyUnpleasantly forceful in manner
- assertiveConfidently self-assured
forceful · high-handed · imperious · browbeating · bulldozing · intimidating · overpowering · imposing
Lacking good manners
- discourteousLacking good manners
- inconsiderateLacking regard for others
- tactlessInsensitive in manner
- boorishCrudely ill-mannered
brash · obnoxious · disrespectful · insensitive · uncouth · presumptuous · ill-mannered · self-absorbed
cutting off
Separating by force
- interjectingInserting remarks abruptly
- butting inInterrupting without permission
- steamrollingOverpowering through sheer force
drowning out · not listening · dismissive · disregarding · silencing · overriding · shutting down · speaking over · jumping in · barging in
jabbering
Talking fast and incoherently
- prattlingSpeaking trivially at length
- babblingIncoherent or infantile speech
- yammeringPersistent, irritating chatter
chattering · gabbing · blathering · rambling · nattering · yapping · droning · tiresome · grating · tedious
hogging
Taking more than fair
- dominatingExercising supreme control
- filibusteringProlonged speech blocking legislation
- monologueUninterrupted solo address
grandstanding · pontificating · holding forth · lecturing · sermonizing · commandeering · hijacking · showboating · soapboxing · speechifying
overbearing
Arrogantly dominating in manner
- bossyToo fond of directing others
- controllingExerting authority over others
- pushyUnpleasantly forceful in manner
assertive · forceful · high-handed · imperious · browbeating · bulldozing · intimidating · overpowering · imposing · condescending
impolite
Lacking good manners
- discourteousLacking good manners
- inconsiderateLacking regard for others
- tactlessInsensitive in manner
boorish · brash · obnoxious · disrespectful · insensitive · uncouth · presumptuous · ill-mannered · self-absorbed · oblivious
- meeting problemsno decisions, interrupting, rambling, off-topic, tangents
- overdoingoverdoing, overindulging, overkill, excess, overreacting
- interruptionsinterruption, cutting off, disruption, butting in, interjecting
- mistreatmentbullying, harassing, intimidating, oppressing, humiliating
overtalkingsilence
Total lack of sound
reticence · taciturnity · quietness · terseness · brevity
overtalkinglistening
Attending to sound
active listening · giving space · turn-taking · receptivity · taking turns
talk, talking, talkative, talker, talkers, overtalk, overtalked, overtalkative