Definitions

gabfest

[gab-fest] / ˈgæbˌfɛst /

NOUN

bull session

Synonyms

WEAK

chin fest chinwag confab rap session talk fest

NOUN

conference

Synonyms

STRONGEST

consultation discussion forum interview meeting seminar symposium talk

STRONG

appointment argument chat colloquy confabulation congress conversation convocation deliberation groupthink huddle interchange palaver parley ventilation

WEAK

conferring round robin round table think-in

Antonyms

STRONGEST

silence

STRONG

quiet

NOUN

discourse

Synonyms

STRONGEST

communication conversation discussion essay lecture monologue rhetoric speech treatise

STRONG

address article chat converse descant disquisition homily huddle memoir monograph oration paper sermon speaking talk thesis utterance verbalization

WEAK

tractate

Antonyms

STRONGEST

quiet silence

NOUN

rap session

Synonyms

WEAK

appointment argument chat colloquium colloquy confabulation conferring congress consultation conversation convocation deliberation discussion forum groupthink huddle interchange interview meeting palaver parley round robin round table seminar symposium talk think-in ventilation

NOUN

symposium

Synonyms

STRONGEST

convention discussion forum meeting panel discussion round table seminar

STRONG

colloquium huddle parley talk

WEAK

discussion group rap session

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In the latest Gabfest Reads, Emily Bazelon talks with author Curtis Sittenfeld about her short story collection, “Show Don’t Tell.”

From Slate • Jan. 29, 2026

The hosts revisit fan favorite segments for the 20th anniversary of the Political Gabfest.

From Slate • Jan. 1, 2026

You can find the full Political Gabfest show pages here.

From Slate • Aug. 7, 2025

Political Gabfest Live in Brooklyn on December 4 is sold out, but you can still submit your Conundrums at slate.com/conundrum.

From Slate • Nov. 21, 2024

When there was a Rally or some other Gabfest on the Bills, the Committee never asked him to make an Address.

From People You Know by Ade, George

gabfest

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