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CONFABULATING Synonyms

There are 25 synonyms of the word confabulating. (exact relations)
There are 9 hypernyms of the word confabulating. (close relations)
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Best Alternative Words for CONFABULATING

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fibbing
noun

• a trivial act of lying or being deliberately unclear

lying
verb, adjectivev, adj
noun

• the deliberate act of deviating from the truth

concocting
verbv
verb

• make a concoction (of) by mixing

• prepare or cook by mixing ingredients

• invent

• devise or invent

deceiving
adjectiveadj
verb

• be false to; be dishonest with

• cause someone to believe an untruth

fabricating
verb, adjectivev, adj
verb

• put together out of artificial or natural components or parts

• concoct something artificial or untrue

fantasying
verbv
verb

• To fantasize (about).

• To have a fancy for; to be pleased with; to like.

• To imagine; to conceive mentally.

imagining
verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj
verb

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

• expect, believe, or suppose

inventing
verb, nounv, n
verb

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

• concoct something artificial or untrue

prevaricating
verb, adjectivev, adj
verb

• be deliberately ambiguous or unclear in order to mislead or withhold information

storytelling
noun, adjectiven, adj
noun

• The act and skills of presenting stories and tales.

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

Best Hypernyms For CONFABULATING

Here is a list of related hypernyms for confabulating, 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 FIBBING

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