Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun confab

1 sense of confab

Sense 1
chat, confab, confabulation, schmooze, schmoose -- (an informal conversation)
       => conversation -- (the use of speech for informal exchange of views or ideas or information etc.)

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb confab

2 senses of confab

Sense 1
chew the fat, shoot the breeze, chat, confabulate, confab, chitchat, chit-chat, chatter, chaffer, natter, gossip, jaw, claver, visit -- (talk socially without exchanging too much information; "the men were sitting in the cafe and shooting the breeze")
       => converse, discourse -- (carry on a conversation)

Sense 2
confer, confabulate, confab, consult -- (have a conference in order to talk something over; "We conferred about a plan of action")
       => hash out, discuss, talk over -- (speak with others about (something); talk (something) over in detail; have a discussion; "We discussed our household budget")