Synonyms for confabulation
Most common
Definitions
- n. 1
A casual conversation; a chat.
Related words
- Word family
- confab confabular confabulate confabulatory confabulator confabulist
Forms
- Plural
- confabulations → confabs, chats, conversations, talks…
Example sentences
- schmooze Let's just schmooze for a few minutes, then leave.
- hallucination Pietro brushed that aside as a hallucination.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| confabulation | rising | |
| confab | rising | |
| schmooze | rising | |
| colloquy | falling | |
| hallucination | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- talk1, chat1
- 6 letters
- dialog3, parlay2, confab
- 8 letters
- dialogue3, converse2, schmooze1, colloquy3
- 9 letters
- interview3, discourse2
- 12 letters
- conversation4
- 13 letters
- hallucination5
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (dialog3 = 3 syllables).