CONFABULATES Synonyms
There are 9 hypernyms of the word confabulates. (close relations)
Definition of CONFABULATES
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 | ||||||||