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Synonyms for CONFABULATE
kənˈfæb yəˌleɪtcon·fab·u·late
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Princeton's WordNet
confabulateverb
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, visitverb
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, confabulate, confer, chew the fat, dish the dirt, yap away, chew, prate, rag, chat, chatter, yack away, chaffer, lecture, gabble, blabber, clackconfer, confabulate, confab, consultverb
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, confabulate, refer, chitchat, consult, confer with, claver, bestow, look up, chaffer
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Dictionary of English Synonymes
confabulateverb
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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