Synonyms and Antonyms of backchat
1
disrespectful or argumentative talk given in response to a command or request
- there'll be no backchat from you, young lady
comeback, rejoinder, retort, riposte, wisecrack
cuteness, discourtesy, disrespect, guff, impoliteness, nonsense, rudeness, tactlessness
audaciousness, audacity, boldness, brazenness
coarseness, crassness, crudity, vulgarity
abruptness, bluffness, bluntness, brusqueness, crossness, curtness, gruffness, surliness
civility, cordiality, courtesy, diplomacy, politeness, tactfulness
consideration, gallantry, gentility, graciousness, smoothness, suaveness, suavity
deference, respect
affability
2
friendly, informal conversation or an instance of this
- bored with the usual backchat with which people whiled away the lunch hour
cackle, causerie, chat, chatter, chin music, chin-wag [slang], chitchat, confab, confabulation, gab, gabfest, gossip, jangle, jaw, natter [chiefly British], palaver, patter, rap, schmooze, small talk, table talk, talk, tête-à-tête
colloquy, conference, discourse, parley, powwow, symposium
debate, dialogue (also dialog), exchange, give-and-take
crosstalk, happy talk
yak (also yack), yammer, yap
3
good-natured teasing or exchanging of clever remarks
- outsiders sometimes mistook their constant backchat for spiteful bickering
barb, crack, dig, gag, gambit, jest, joke, laugh, pleasantry, quip, sally, waggery, wisecrack, witticism
drollness, facetiousness, funniness, hilariousness, humorousness, richness
fooling, kidding, mocking, razzing, ribbing, ridiculing
humor, wit, wordplay
nothings
chatter, chitchat, gossip, small talk
