Antonyms for gabfest
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : gab-fest |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈgæbˌfɛst |
Definition of gabfest
Origin :- "session of conversation," 1895, American English colloquial, from gab + -fest.
- As in symposium : noun conference
- As in bull session : noun informal discussion
- As in rap session : noun conference
- As in conference : noun convention, colloquium
- As in discourse : noun dialogue; dissertation
- They were both disappointed that the old heads did not want to go into a gabfest.
- Extract from : « A Yankee Flier Over Berlin » by Al Avery
- Pink teas, receptions and society functions are great rookeries for these Verbomania birds to gather and indulge in their gabfest.
- Extract from : « Evening Round Up » by William Crosbie Hunter
- You don't feel like asking for what is called a gabfest when the other fellow is figuring out problems in navigation.
- Extract from : « With the Battle Fleet » by Franklin Matthews
- You see, Id been standing at the door trying to get the hang of the gabfest between you and him.
- Extract from : « The Gray Phantom's Return » by Herman Landon
Synonyms for gabfest
- address
- appointment
- argument
- article
- chat
- chin fest
- chinwag
- colloquium
- colloquy
- communication
- confab
- confabulation
- conferring
- congress
- consultation
- convention
- conversation
- converse
- convocation
- deliberation
- descant
- discussion
- discussion group
- disquisition
- essay
- forum
- gabfest
- groupthink
- homily
- huddle
- interchange
- interview
- lecture
- meeting
- memoir
- monograph
- monologue
- oration
- palaver
- panel discussion
- paper
- parley
- powwow
- rap session
- rhetoric
- round robin
- round table
- seminar
- sermon
- speaking
- speech
- symposium
- talk
- talk fest
- thesis
- think-in
- tractate
- treatise
- utterance
- ventilation
- verbalization
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