gab

The word “gab” has 1 syllable: gab

It's pronounced as /ɡæb/


What is synonym and antonym for gab?

In the thesaurus, “gab” has 68 synonyms and 1 antonym.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for gab along with examples of usage in sentences.


Synonyms for gab

Antonyms for gab

  • be quiet

Meanings of gab

  • noun
    1. Idle chatter.
    2. The mouth or gob.
    3. One of the open-forked ends of rods controlling reversing in early steam engines.
  • verb
    1. To jest; to tell lies in jest; exaggerate; lie.
    2. To talk or chatter a lot, usually on trivial subjects.
    3. To speak or tell falsely.

Example Sentences

  • At the coffee shop, friends gathered to gab about their weekend plans.
  • The siblings would often gab late into the night, sharing stories and laughter.
  • During the long car ride, they continued to gab to pass the time.
  • The office break room was a popular spot for coworkers to gab during lunch.
  • As they walked through the park, the elderly couple enjoyed a leisurely gab about their memories.

On this page you'll find 69 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to gab, such as: babble, backchat, be quiet, blab, blabber, blather, blow smoke.

Make sure to choose synonyms and antonyms that are appropriate for the context of the sentence.

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backchat

cackle

gabble

gabfest

  • address
  • appointment
  • argument
  • article
  • backchat
  • cackle
  • causerie
  • chat
  • chatter
  • chin fest
  • chin music
  • chin-wag
  • chinwag
  • chitchat
  • colloquium
  • colloquy
  • communication
  • confab
  • confabulation
  • conference
  • conferring
  • congress
  • consultation
  • convention
  • conversation
  • converse
  • convocation
  • crosstalk
  • debate
  • deliberation
  • descant
  • dialog
  • dialogue
  • discourse
  • discussion
  • discussion group
  • disquisition
  • essay
  • exchange
  • forum
  • gab
  • give-and-take
  • gossip
  • groupthink
  • happy talk
  • homily
  • huddle
  • interchange
  • interview
  • jangle
  • jaw
  • lecture
  • meeting
  • memoir
  • monograph
  • monologue
  • natter
  • oration
  • palaver
  • panel discussion
  • paper
  • parley
  • patter
  • rap
  • rap session
  • rhetoric
  • round robin
  • round table
  • schmooze
  • seminar
  • sermon
  • small talk
  • speaking
  • speech
  • symposium
  • table talk
  • talk
  • talk fest
  • thesis
  • think-in
  • tractate
  • treatise
  • utterance
  • ventilation
  • verbalization
  • yack
  • yak
  • yammer
  • yap

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