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CONFAB Synonyms

There are 26 synonyms of the word confab. (exact relations)
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

Best Hypernyms For CONFAB

Here is a list of related hypernyms for confab, these are close relations that fall within the same topic. Most relevant words are highlighted and in order.
Words (4)
conversation converse discourse discuss
Phrases (2)
hash outtalk over

Alternatives for CHAT

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