Definition for Palaver:

• pa-lav'[. e]r, n. talk or conversation, esp. idle talk: talk intended to deceive: a public conference: in Africa, a talk with the natives.-- v.i. to use conversation: to flatter: to talk idly.-- n. PALAV'ERER. [ Port. palavra-- L. parabola, a parable.]

Synonyms for Palaver:

• n.

  •
  • discussion,
  • exploration,
  • commentary,
  • inquest,
  • exchange,
  • talks,
  • negotiation.
  •
  • nightmare,
  • gas,
  • trouble,
  • tragedy,
  • quagmire,
  • battle,
  • crisis,
  • ordeal,
  • words,
  • stress.
  •
  • disturbance,
  • disorder,
  • turmoil,
  • turbulence,
  • pandemonium,
  • bedlam,
  • commotion,
  • hubbub,
  • uproar,
  • tumult.
  •conversation (noun)
  • confab,
  • confabulation.
  •empty talk (noun)
  • empty talk,
  • debate,
  • flatter,
  • clack,
  • wheedle,
  • dialogue,
  • flummery,
  • blab,
  • cajolery,
  • chitchat,
  • babble.
  •flattery (noun)
  • eyewash,
  • honeyed words,
  • fawning,
  • sycophancy,
  • soft-soap.
  •gibberish (noun)
  • jabberwocky,
  • blah-blah.
  •language (noun)
  • langue.
  •palaver (noun)
  • empty words,
  • maunder,
  • blabber,
  • rhetoric,
  • tittle-tattle,
  • blarney,
  • prattle,
  • prate,
  • tattle,
  • coax,
  • blandishment,
  • inveigle,
  • sweet-talk,
  • hot air,
  • gibber.

Antonyms for Palaver:

• n.

  • empty talk
    quiet, silence.

Hyponym for Palaver:

• v.

  • communication
    parley.