confabbed

verb

past tense of confab
as in consulted
to exchange viewpoints or seek advice for the purpose of finding a solution to a problem the members of the condo board have been confabbing about the security problem

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for confabbed
  1. consulted
  2. conferred
  3. discussed
Verb
  • Those steps include halting any activity that contributed to the discovery until tribal communities are consulted.
    — Ryan Devereaux, ProPublica, 2 Nov. 2026
  • She has been assigned to a restorative justice drug court and consulted on police misconduct cases.
    — Times staff, Los Angeles Times, 30 Oct. 2026
Definition of consulted
Verb
  • Clifton noted that multiple doctors with the OCME conferred about the case, but that there was never any disagreement that Ringquist was run over by the truck tire.
    — Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 6 Nov. 2026
  • Lee conferred with David Jue, the owner and an old-school front-of-the house man with a million-watt smile who’s originally from Hong Kong.
    — Christopher Solomon, Travel + Leisure, 28 Oct. 2026
Definition of conferred
Verb
  • The chat weaved through many topics, but the topic discussed the most was listening to the public.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 11 Nov. 2026
  • As Maddox-Evans discussed those topics, a resident criticized the pace of redevelopment and the housing waitlist, demanding an apology for conditions in her home as she was escorted out of the meeting.
    — Nats_syndicator, Baltimore Sun, 10 Nov. 2026
Definition of discussed
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“Confabbed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/confabbed. Accessed 14 Nov. 2026.

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