CONFABULATING Synonyms
There are 9 hypernyms of the word confabulating. (close relations)
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 | ||||||||