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confabulation

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Synonyms and Antonyms of confabulation

1 an exchange of views for the purpose of exploring a subject or deciding an issue

there seemed to be some sort of lengthy confabulation going on in the next room

Synonyms of confabulation

argument, argumentation, argy-bargy [chiefly British], back-and-forth, colloquy, confab, conference, consult, consultation, council, counsel, debate, deliberation, dialogue (also dialog), discussion, give-and-take, palaver, parley, talk

Words Related to confabulation

bull session, chat room, forum, meeting, powwow, roundtable, seminar, skull session (also skull practice), symposium, talkathon

chat, conversation, rap, words

discourse, disquisition

bargaining, consultancy, negotiation, pourparler

2 friendly, informal conversation or an instance of this

began our confabulation with that traditional icebreaker: an innocuous discussion of the weather

Synonyms of confabulation

backchat, cackle, causerie, chat, chatter, chin music, chin-wag [slang], chitchat, confab, gab, gabfest, gossip, jangle, jaw, natter [chiefly British], palaver, patter, rap, schmooze, small talk, table talk, talk, tête-à-tête

Words Related to confabulation

colloquy, conference, discourse, parley, powwow, symposium

debate, dialogue (also dialog), exchange, give-and-take

crosstalk, happy talk

yak (also yack), yammer, yap

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