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confabnoun an exchange of views for the purpose of exploring a subject or deciding an issuewe had a little confab about the merits of the plan argument, argumentation, argy-bargy(chiefly British), back-and-forth, colloquy, confabulation, conference, consult, consultation, council, counsel, debate, deliberation, dialogue(also dialog), discussion, give-and-take, palaver, parley, talk bull session, chat room, forum, meeting, powwow(informal, now offensive), roundtable, seminar, skull session(also skull practice), symposium, talkathonchat, conversation, rap, wordsdiscourse, disquisitionbargaining, consultancy, negotiation, pourparler friendly, informal conversation or an instance of thisafter the requisite confab, we got down to business backchat, cackle, causerie, chat, chatter, chin music, chin-wag(slang), chitchat, confabulation, gab, gabfest, gossip, jangle, jaw, natter(chiefly British), palaver, patter, rap, schmooze, small talk, table talk, talk, tête-à-tête colloquy, conference, discourse, parley, powwow(informal, now offensive), symposiumdebate, dialogue(also dialog), exchange, give-and-takecrosstalk, happy talkyak(also yack), yammer, yap to exchange viewpoints or seek advice for the purpose of finding a solution to a problemthe members of the condo board have been confabbing about the security problem advise, confabulate, confer, consult, counsel, parley, powwow, treat argue, bandy, bat (around), chew over, debate, deliberate, discuss, dispute, hash (over), kick around, moot, palaver, talk, talk over, ventilaterehashcoach, guide, tutorrecommend, suggestdirect, refer (to) in 1701 |