chatter vs confabulate

confabulate vs chatter

chatter is a noun but confabulate is not a noun.

chatter and confabulate both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
chatter	Yes	No	Yes	No
confabulate	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, chatter and confabulate are synonyms defined as:

chatter and confabulate: talk socially without exchanging too much information

Other synonyms of chatter include chaffer, chat, chew the fat, chit-chat, chitchat, claver, confab, gossip, jaw, natter, shoot the breeze, visit.

chatter (noun)	confabulate (noun)
noisy talk
the high-pitched continuing noise made by animals (birds or monkeys)
the rapid series of noises made by the parts of a machine

chatter (verb)	confabulate (verb)
speak (about unimportant matters) rapidly and incessantly	talk socially without exchanging too much information
talk socially without exchanging too much information	have a conference in order to talk something over
make noise as if chattering away	unconsciously replace fact with fantasy in one's memory
cut unevenly with a chattering tool
click repeatedly or uncontrollably

Difference between chatter and confabulate

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