schmoose vs confab

schmoose and confab both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
schmoose	Yes	No	Yes	No
confab	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, schmoose and confab are synonyms defined as:

Other synonyms of schmoose include chat, confabulation, schmooze.

As verbs, confab is a hypernym of schmoose; that is, confab is a word with a broader meaning than schmoose:

schmoose (noun)	confab (noun)
an informal conversation	an informal conversation

schmoose (verb)	confab (verb)
talk idly or casually and in a friendly way	talk socially without exchanging too much information
	have a conference in order to talk something over