to confabulate

Examples

• All

• After the lecture, the students confabulated with the professor to discuss their questions.

• -Sisters, let us confabulate.

  Hocus Pocus 2 (2022)

• It is a safe bet that the ancient Greeks or citizens of the Middle Ages would have confabulated quite different reasons for their actions than modern subjects do.

  Academic text (1997)

• During the coffee break, we often confabulate about our weekend plans and latest news.

Synonyms

D

to discuss

vsto confabulate

∞ 1.6

To talk with other people about something, often in detail

puts more emphasis on jointly reaching a decision rather than detail alone

C

to consult

vsto confabulate

292 3.5

Ask a person or book for advice before deciding

centers on mutual meeting to decide rather than one-sided advice seeking

T

to talk over

vsto confabulate

66 3.2

Discuss something carefully with someone before deciding

is used for people meeting together mainly to reach a decision

C

to confer

vsto confabulate

45 4.9

To talk with others to make a decision

is the general act of meeting to agree rather than only official cases

C

to converse

vsto confabulate

29 3.3

To talk with someone in a friendly way

focuses more on purposeful meeting aimed at reaching a decision

C

to confer with

vsto confabulate

25 4.5

Talk about something with someone to share ideas or make a decision

covers the same joint process but in broader social settings

K

to kick around

vsto confabulate

• Informal

9 4.6

Discuss an idea informally without making a decision

is used for deliberate group exchanges intended to produce a decision

C

to conference

vsto confabulate

• Formal

6 4.0

To talk with others to make a decision or share ideas

is similar but applies to any collaborative talking, not only formal meetings

C

to confab

vsto confabulate

• Informal

1 8.5

To talk briefly and informally with someone, often in private

leans more toward purposeful group decision making than casual exchanges

D

to dialog

vsto confabulate

• US

1 4.3

To talk to try to reach an agreement

is broader, covering any joint meeting aimed at making decisions

How Formal

to deliberate

43 4.4

to confer

45 4.9

to confabulate

8.8

to talk

∞ 1.0

to chat

• Informal

269 1.0

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology