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Synonyms for gab

  • noun

Most common

small talk chit-chat chin wag jabber

All synonyms

Noun

chit-chat, jabber, gossip, prattle, small talk, chin wag, chin, clack, tittle-tattle, gabble, prate, causerie, blab, natter, blabber, chatter, babble, cackle, palaver, piffle, waffle, twaddle

Definitions

  1. n. 1

    Idle chatter.

Related words

Word family
gabble gabby gabfest
Phrases
gift of gab

Forms

Plural
gabs → chit-chats, jabbers, gossips, chins…

Example sentences

  • jabber He spends all his time chatting online on Jabber.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
gabrising
jabberrising

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

4 letters
chin1, blab1
5 letters
clack1, prate
6 letters
gossip2, waffle2, babble2, cackle2, jabber, natter2, piffle, gabble
7 letters
chatter2, prattle2, palaver, twaddle2, blabber2
8 letters
causerie

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (gossip2 = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français
bagout