CONFAB Synonyms
There are 6 hypernyms of the word confab. (close relations)
Best Alternative Words for CONFAB
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chat | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • an informal conversation • birds having a chattering call • songbirds having a chattering call verb • talk socially without exchanging too much information | ||||||||
confer | verbv | |||||||
verb • have a conference in order to talk something over • present | ||||||||
communicate | verbv | |||||||
verb • transmit information • transmit thoughts or feelings • transfer to another • join or connect • be in verbal contact; interchange information or ideas • administer Communion; in church • receive Communion, in the Catholic church | ||||||||
converse | verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj | |||||||
noun • a proposition obtained by conversion adjective satellite • of words so related that one reverses the relation denoted by the other • turned about in order or relation verb • carry on a conversation | ||||||||
deliberate | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||||
adjective satellite • carefully thought out in advance • unhurried and with care and dignity • characterized by conscious design or purpose verb • think about carefully; weigh • discuss the pros and cons of an issue | ||||||||
dialogue | nounn | |||||||
noun • a conversation between two persons • the lines spoken by characters in drama or fiction • a literary composition in the form of a conversation between two people • a discussion intended to produce an agreement | ||||||||
discuss | verbv | |||||||
verb • to consider or examine in speech or writing • speak with others about (something); talk (something) over in detail; have a discussion | ||||||||
engage | verbv | |||||||
verb • carry out or participate in an activity; be involved in • consume all of one's attention or time • engage or hire for work • ask to represent; of legal counsel • give to in marriage • get caught • carry on (wars, battles, or campaigns) • hire for work or assistance • engage for service under a term of contract • keep engaged | ||||||||
speak | verbv | |||||||
verb • express in speech • exchange thoughts; talk with • use language • give a speech to • make a characteristic or natural sound | ||||||||
talk | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • an exchange of ideas via conversation • discussion; (`talk about' is a less formal alternative for `discussion of') • the act of giving a talk to an audience • a speech that is open to the public • idle gossip or rumor verb • exchange thoughts; talk with • express in speech • use language • reveal information • divulge confidential information or secrets • deliver a lecture or talk | ||||||||
confabulate | verbv | |||||||
verb • unconsciously replace fact with fantasy in one's memory • talk socially without exchanging too much information • have a conference in order to talk something over | ||||||||
chaffer | ||||||||
verb • wrangle (over a price, terms of an agreement, etc.) • talk socially without exchanging too much information | ||||||||
chatter | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • noisy talk • the rapid series of noises made by the parts of a machine • the high-pitched continuing noise made by animals (birds or monkeys) verb • click repeatedly or uncontrollably • cut unevenly with a chattering tool • talk socially without exchanging too much information • speak (about unimportant matters) rapidly and incessantly • make noise as if chattering away | ||||||||
chit-chat | nounn | |||||||
noun • light informal conversation for social occasions verb • talk socially without exchanging too much information | ||||||||
chitchat | nounn | |||||||
noun • light informal conversation for social occasions verb • talk socially without exchanging too much information | ||||||||
claver | verbv | |||||||
verb • talk socially without exchanging too much information | ||||||||
confabulation | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • an informal conversation • (psychiatry) a plausible but imagined memory that fills in gaps in what is remembered | ||||||||
consult | verbv | |||||||
verb • get or ask advice from • seek information from • have a conference in order to talk something over • advise professionally | ||||||||
gossip | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • light informal conversation for social occasions • a report (often malicious) about the behavior of other people • a person given to gossiping and divulging personal information about others verb • wag one's tongue; speak about others and reveal secrets or intimacies • talk socially without exchanging too much information | ||||||||
jaw | nounn | |||||||
noun • the part of the skull of a vertebrate that frames the mouth and holds the teeth • the bones of the skull that frame the mouth and serve to open it; the bones that hold the teeth • holding device consisting of one or both of the opposing parts of a tool that close to hold an object verb • talk socially without exchanging too much information • talk incessantly and tiresomely • chew (food); to bite and grind with the teeth • censure severely or angrily | ||||||||