What are some alternative words for confabulate?
Synonyms for confabulate
kənˈfæb yəˌleɪt
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Princeton's WordNet
confabulate(verb)
unconsciously replace fact with fantasy in one's memory
Synonyms:
consult, confer, chaffer, shoot the breeze, visit, confab, chit-chat, gossip, claver, chatter, chat, natter, chitchat, jaw, chew the fatchew the fat, shoot the breeze, chat, confabulate, confab, chitchat, chit-chat, chatter, chaffer, natter, gossip, jaw, claver, visit(verb)
talk socially without exchanging too much information
"the men were sitting in the cafe and shooting the breeze"
Synonyms:
bawl out, chitchat, chide, yack, call down, masticate, bring down, huckster, shoot the breeze, twaddle, inspect, consult, impose, take to task, gossip, prattle, call on the carpet, inflict, reproof, manducate, call in, lambaste, palaver, jaw, higgle, claver, tittle-tattle, lambast, maunder, see, haggle, chew out, remonstrate, call, tattle, have words, berate, rebuke, natter, travel to, trounce, visit, dress down, confab, chit-chat, chew up, gibber, click, blab, reprimand, rattle on, piffle, scold, confer, chew the fat, dish the dirt, yap away, chew, prate, rag, chat, chatter, yack away, chaffer, lecture, gabble, blabber, clackconfer, confabulate, confab, consult(verb)
have a conference in order to talk something over
"We conferred about a plan of action"
Synonyms:
confab, natter, confer, chat, chew the fat, jaw, chatter, chit-chat, shoot the breeze, visit, gossip, refer, chitchat, consult, confer with, claver, bestow, look up, chaffer
Dictionary of English Synonymes
confabulate(v. n.)
Synonyms:
[Rare.] chat, prattle, chatter, prate, babble, gossip, talk freely, have a free and easy talk
Words popularity by usage frequency
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#64 | see | |
#94 | click | |
#374 | call | |
#399 | visit | |
#962 | chat | |
#2884 | refer | |
#4316 | lecture | |
#5515 | consult | |
#9152 | gossip | |
#9781 | impose | |
#13099 | inspect | |
#14387 | jaw | |
#15810 | rag | |
#17819 | chew | |
#18842 | chatter | |
#20809 | confer | |
#34028 | inflict | |
#43455 | bestow | |
#44368 | reprimand | |
#45992 | rebuke | |
#59455 | clack | |
#59968 | haggle | |
#73551 | scold | |
#95599 | blab | |
#98647 | blabber | |
#100407 | piffle | |
#101001 | chitchat | |
#102071 | prattle | |
#102240 | tattle | |
#105484 | reproof | |
#116298 | berate | |
#116761 | twaddle | |
#119502 | palaver | |
#122207 | natter | |
#122461 | confab | |
#126122 | chide | |
#128384 | maunder | |
#144808 | trounce | |
#148537 | huckster | |
#154513 | yack | |
#177826 | gibber | |
#189313 | claver | |
#231985 | prate | |
#235554 | remonstrate | |
#275657 | gabble | |
#284627 | lambaste | |
#304391 | lambast | |
#319135 | chaffer |
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