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CONFABULATES Synonyms

There are 22 synonyms of the word confabulates. (exact relations)
There are 9 hypernyms of the word confabulates. (close relations)
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Best Alternative Words for CONFABULATES

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concocts
verbv
verb

• make a concoction (of) by mixing

• prepare or cook by mixing ingredients

• invent

• devise or invent

contrives
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

diverts
verbv
verb

• turn aside; turn away from

• send on a course or in a direction different from the planned or intended one

• occupy in an agreeable, entertaining or pleasant fashion

• withdraw (money) and move into a different location, often secretly and with dishonest intentions

fabricates
verbv
verb

• put together out of artificial or natural components or parts

• concoct something artificial or untrue

falsifies
verbv
verb

• make false by mutilation or addition; as of a message or story

• tamper, with the purpose of deception

• prove false

• falsify knowingly

• insert words into texts, often falsifying it thereby

invents
verbv
verb

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

• concoct something artificial or untrue

manufactures
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

natter
verbv
verb

• talk socially without exchanging too much information

visit
verb, nounv, n
noun

• the act of going to see some person or place or thing for a short time

• a meeting arranged by the visitor to see someone (such as a doctor or lawyer) for treatment or advice

• the act of visiting in an official capacity (as for an inspection)

• the act of going to see some person in a professional capacity

• a temporary stay (e.g., as a guest)

verb

• go to see a place, as for entertainment

• go to certain places as for sightseeing

• pay a brief visit

• come to see in an official or professional capacity

• impose something unpleasant

• talk socially without exchanging too much information

• stay with as a guest

• assail

Best Hypernyms For CONFABULATES

Here is a list of related hypernyms for confabulates, 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

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