Synonyms of gabfest

gabfest

noun

ˈgab-ˌfest 

as in chat

friendly, informal conversation or an instance of this

the slumber party was an all-night gabfest filled with gossip, giggling, and whispered secrets

Synonyms & Similar Words

• chat
• chatter
• talk
• chitchat
• gossip
• confab
• gab
• tête-à-tête
• schmooze
• natter
• confabulation
• palaver
• table talk
• small talk
• causerie
• jaw
• debate
• chin-wag
• discourse
• conference
• patter
• jangle
• chin music
• symposium
• cackle
• dialogue
• rap
• exchange
• backchat
• colloquy
• parley
• yak
• give-and-take
• yammer
• happy talk
• yap
• cross talk

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of gabfest

Allen’s gabfests later in the episode — with guests including singers Steve Lawrence and Eydie Gorme and baseball star Willie Mays — set the tone for the conversational, anecdote-rich interviews that set the late-night vibe that remains today. — Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 10 June 2026

And his Julie Delpy–Ethan Hawke romantic gabfests Before Sunset and Before Midnight were nominated for Best Adapted Screenplay Oscars in 2004 and 2015, respectively. — Chris Lee, Vulture, 11 Dec. 2025

Among the content coming to Netflix beginning early next year will be The Bill Simmons Podcast, the cinema-nerd gabfest The Rewatchables and The Ringer Fantasy Football Show. — Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 14 Oct. 2025

In the period of late night's rapid expansion, Showtime's gabfest stood out for pure personality and low-key conversational charm. — Ew Staff, EW.com, 14 Dec. 2022

However, this episode of Window Shop proves boring cars are directly proportional to the chances of a crossfire gabfest. — Jonathon Ramsey, Car and Driver, 11 Nov. 2022

Third quarter, here’s Bob Myers dropping into the TV gabfest. — Scott Ostler, SFChronicle.com, 12 Dec. 2020

Calls can last for up to 24 hours (quite the gabfest), and are encrypted and password-protected. — Adam Lashinsky, Fortune, 6 July 2020

But there are only so many airings of marbles races, old games and gabfests about the April 23–25 NFL draft—an event that, during the COVID-19 pandemic, feels as significant as a speck of sand—that viewers can take. — Sean Gregory, Time, 14 Apr. 2020