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CONFABULATE Synonyms

There are 24 synonyms of the word confabulate. (exact relations)
There are 9 hypernyms of the word confabulate. (close relations)
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concoct
verbv
verb

• make a concoction (of) by mixing

• prepare or cook by mixing ingredients

• invent

• devise or invent

contrive
verbv
verb

• make or work out a plan for; devise

• come up with (an idea, plan, explanation, theory, or principle) after a mental effort

• put or send forth

create
verbv
verb

• make or cause to be or to become

• bring into existence

• pursue a creative activity; be engaged in a creative activity

• invest with a new title, office, or rank

• create by artistic means

• create or manufacture a man-made product

devise
verbv
noun

• a will disposing of real property

• (law) a gift of real property by will

verb

• come up with (an idea, plan, explanation, theory, or principle) after a mental effort

• arrange by systematic planning and united effort

• give by will, especially real property

fabricate
verbv
verb

• put together out of artificial or natural components or parts

• concoct something artificial or untrue

falsehood
nounn
noun

• a false statement

• the act of rendering something false as by fraudulent changes (of documents or measures etc.) or counterfeiting

imagine
verbv
verb

• form a mental image of something that is not present or that is not the case

• expect, believe, or suppose

invent
verbv
verb

• come up with (an idea, plan, explanation, theory, or principle) after a mental effort

• concoct something artificial or untrue

manufacture
verbv
noun

• the organized action of making of goods and services for sale

• the act of making something (a product) from raw materials

verb

• put together out of artificial or natural components or parts

• concoct something artificial or untrue

• produce naturally

• create or produce in a mechanical way

confab
verb, nounv, n
noun

• an informal conversation

verb

• 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

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

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

confer
verbv
verb

• have a conference in order to talk something over

• present

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 CONFABULATE

Here is a list of related hypernyms for confabulate, these are close relations that fall within the same topic. Most relevant words are highlighted and in order.
Words (6)
converse discourse discuss fabricate invent manufacture
Phrases (3)
cook uphash outtalk over

Alternatives for CONCOCT

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