GABBLE Synonyms: 84 Similar and Opposite Words

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noun

Definition of gabble

as in babble

unintelligible or meaningless talk their discussion about the complexities of international trade was gabble to those of us who didn't study that subject

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verb

ˈga-bəl

as in to chat

to engage in casual or rambling conversation heard her parents' guests still gabbling in the living room late into the night

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as in to chatter

to speak rapidly, inarticulately, and usually unintelligibly during the filming of the party scene the extras were told to just gabble and act like they were having a great time

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Recent Examples of gabble

Verb

Perennially delighted and deeply uncool, Tascioni gabbles about the wonders of the city while her interlocutors roll their eyes at her lack of sophistication and taste. — Lili Loofbourow, Washington Post, 29 Feb. 2024

Recent Examples of Synonyms for gabble

Noun

Companies modelled after Mary Kay that have reprised empowerment babble for their founders’ gain are mentioned but receive scarce judgment.

— Lauren Michele Jackson, New Yorker, 15 July 2026
The film almost completely drops any and all scientific babble from the book in favor of character development, action sequences, and emotional gut punches.

— Matthew Razak, Space.com, 23 Mar. 2026

Definition of babble

Verb

The group usually sees two or three families each time, inviting them to chat and get connected with the organization and other mutual aid groups.

— Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 18 Aug. 2026
Catherine doesn’t share about her life right away, instead choosing to chat about Jean’s canning abilities.

— Erin Qualey, Vulture, 17 Aug. 2026

Definition of chat

Verb

There’s precious little room here for expansion, something that has led to chatter from time to time about a possible move away from west London’s Shepherd’s Bush district.

— Richard Sutcliffe, New York Times, 13 Aug. 2026
If Hollywood is quick to take a bite out of an injured party, the town’s Mandarins and chattering classes are equally swift to offer advice, solicited or not.

— Dominic Patten, Deadline, 6 Aug. 2026

Definition of chatter

Noun

The Korean Football Association was furious, responding to this juvenile, but ultimately harmless, prattle by boycotting the Korean press.

— E. Tammy Kim, New Yorker, 24 June 2026
Some of the prattle can feel like treading water, a delaying tactic until the inevitable confrontation scene.

— Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 17 Apr. 2026

Definition of prattle

Verb

The coalition has been canvassing the state, visiting churches, grocery stores and neighborhoods to talk to residents about the issue and gathering 3,500 signatures to present to lawmakers in hopes of inspiring legislative change.

— Kaitlin McCallum, Hartford Courant, 14 Aug. 2026
The hearing, in Manhattan federal court, comes as his lawyers have been talking with federal prosecutors about a possible resolution to one of two criminal cases against Mangione in Thompson’s death.

— Michael R. Sisak, Chicago Tribune, 13 Aug. 2026

Definition of talk

Verb

But when the disheveled, withdrawn ex-friend shows up in the locker room gibbering about an evil spirit, Sam is mortified, impulsively knocking to the ground the grungy-looking Mason jar that Tamira has been carrying around.

— Dennis Harvey, Variety, 18 Sep. 2023
For a while, police interest bent toward a Phud who had been warned he might be eliminated from the program, who had seemed almost exultant about the fire and gibbered gleefully about the media spotlight.

— New York Times, New York Times, 13 Apr. 2018

Definition of gibber

Verb

Hemingway commended Salinger, then a twenty-five-year-old staff sergeant, on his short stories, and the two conversed for hours.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 10 Aug. 2026
For a moment, two referees from the Falcons’ seventh training camp practice looked at each other, conversed and truly didn’t know what to rule.

— Daniel Flick, AJC.com, 5 Aug. 2026

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