All gabfests synonyms

noun gabfests

• convention — A convention is a way of behaving that is considered to be correct or polite by most people in a society.
• conference — A conference is a meeting, often lasting a few days, which is organized on a particular subject or to bring together people who have a common interest.
• forum — the marketplace or public square of an ancient Roman city, the center of judicial and business affairs and a place of assembly for the people.
• discussion — an act or instance of discussing; consideration or examination by argument, comment, etc., especially to explore solutions; informal debate.
• consultation — A consultation is a meeting which is held to discuss something. Consultation is discussion about something.
• seminar — a small group of students, as in a university, engaged in advanced study and original research under a member of the faculty and meeting regularly to exchange information and hold discussions.
• interview — a formal meeting in which one or more persons question, consult, or evaluate another person: a job interview.
• symposium — a meeting or conference for the discussion of some subject, especially a meeting at which several speakers talk on or discuss a topic before an audience.
• meeting — an assembly, as of persons and hounds for a hunt or swimmers or runners for a race or series of races: a track meet.
• talk — to communicate or exchange ideas, information, etc., by speaking: to talk about poetry.
• rhetoric — (in writing or speech) the undue use of exaggeration or display; bombast.
• treatise — a formal and systematic exposition in writing of the principles of a subject, generally longer and more detailed than an essay.
• communication — Communications are the systems and processes that are used to communicate or broadcast information, especially by means of electricity or radio waves.
• speech — the faculty or power of speaking; oral communication; ability to express one's thoughts and emotions by speech sounds and gesture: Losing her speech made her feel isolated from humanity.
• lecture — a speech read or delivered before an audience or class, especially for instruction or to set forth some subject: a lecture on Picasso's paintings.
• monologue — a form of dramatic entertainment, comedic solo, or the like by a single speaker: a comedian's monologue.
• convention — A convention is a way of behaving that is considered to be correct or polite by most people in a society.
• panel discussion — a formal discussion before an audience for which the topic, speakers, etc., have been selected in advance.
• interchange — to put each in the place of the other: to interchange pieces of modular furniture.
• huddle — to gather or crowd together in a close mass.
• appointment — The appointment of a person to a particular job is the choice of that person to do it.
• deliberation — Deliberation is the long and careful consideration of a subject.
• congress — Congress is the elected group of politicians that is responsible for making the law in the United States. It consists of two parts: the House of Representatives and the Senate.
• parley — a discussion or conference.
• chat — When people chat, they talk to each other in an informal and friendly way.
• convocation — A convocation is a meeting or ceremony attended by a large number of people.
• argument — An argument is a statement or set of statements that you use in order to try to convince people that your opinion about something is correct.
• powwow — a large gathering organized by North American Indians for socializing, dancing, singing, and celebrating their culture.
• conversation — If you have a conversation with someone, you talk with them, usually in an informal situation.
• colloquy — a formal conversation or conference
• confabulation — the act of confabulating; conversation; discussion.
• palaver — a conference or discussion.
• ventilation — the act of ventilating.
• gabfest — a gathering at which there is a great deal of conversation.
• groupthink — the practice of approaching problems or issues as matters that are best dealt with by consensus of a group rather than by individuals acting independently; conformity.
• thesis — a proposition stated or put forward for consideration, especially one to be discussed and proved or to be maintained against objections: He vigorously defended his thesis on the causes of war.
• descant — A descant is a tune which is played or sung above the main tune in a piece of music.
• converse — If you converse with someone, you talk to them. You can also say that two people converse.
• homily — a sermon, usually on a Biblical topic and usually of a nondoctrinal nature.
• verbalization — to express in words: He couldn't verbalize his feelings.
• monograph — a treatise on a particular subject, as a biographical study or study of the works of one artist.
• sermon — a discourse for the purpose of religious instruction or exhortation, especially one based on a text of Scripture and delivered by a member of the clergy as part of a religious service.
• paper — a substance made from wood pulp, rags, straw, or other fibrous material, usually in thin sheets, used to bear writing or printing, for wrapping things, etc.
• speaking — the act, utterance, or discourse of a person who speaks.
• address — Your address is the number of the house, flat, or apartment and the name of the street and the town where you live or work.
• disquisition — a formal discourse or treatise in which a subject is examined and discussed; dissertation.
• article — An article is a piece of writing that is published in a newspaper or magazine.
• utterance — the utmost extremity, especially death.
• memoir — a record of events written by a person having intimate knowledge of them and based on personal observation.
• oration — a formal public speech, especially one delivered on a special occasion, as on an anniversary, at a funeral, or at academic exercises.