confabulate vs gossip

gossip vs confabulate

confabulate is not a noun while gossip is a noun.

confabulate and gossip both are verbs.

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

As verbs, confabulate and gossip are synonyms defined as:

confabulate and gossip: talk socially without exchanging too much information

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

confabulate (noun)	gossip (noun)
	light informal conversation for social occasions
	a report (often malicious) about the behavior of other people
	a person given to gossiping and divulging personal information about others

confabulate (verb)	gossip (verb)
talk socially without exchanging too much information	wag one's tongue; speak about others and reveal secrets or intimacies
have a conference in order to talk something over	talk socially without exchanging too much information
unconsciously replace fact with fantasy in one's memory

Difference between confabulate and gossip

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