gossip vs confabulate

confabulate vs gossip

gossip is a noun but confabulate is not a noun.

gossip and confabulate both are verbs.

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

As verbs, gossip and confabulate are synonyms defined as:

gossip and confabulate: talk socially without exchanging too much information

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

gossip (noun)	confabulate (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

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

Difference between gossip and confabulate

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