BUNKUM Synonyms
There are 11 hypernyms of the word bunkum. (close relations)
bunk
Best Alternatives
| Word | Save | More Find | Usage | Type | ||
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| hogwash | nounn | |||||
noun • unacceptable behavior (especially ludicrously false statements) | ||||||
| balderdash | nounn | |||||
noun • trivial nonsense | ||||||
| baloney | nounn | |||||
noun • pretentious or silly talk or writing | ||||||
| claptrap | nounn | |||||
noun • pompous or pretentious talk or writing | ||||||
| garbage | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||
noun • food that is discarded (as from a kitchen) • a worthless message • a receptacle where waste can be discarded | ||||||
| malarkey | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||
noun • empty rhetoric or insincere or exaggerated talk | ||||||
| nonsense | nounn | |||||
noun • a message that seems to convey no meaning • ornamental objects of no great value adjective satellite • having no intelligible meaning | ||||||
| poppycock | nounn | |||||
noun • senseless talk | ||||||
| tomfoolery | nounn | |||||
noun • foolish or senseless behavior | ||||||
| twaddle | nounn | |||||
noun • pretentious or silly talk or writing verb • speak (about unimportant matters) rapidly and incessantly | ||||||
| buncombe | nounn | |||||
noun • unacceptable behavior (especially ludicrously false statements) | ||||||
| bunk | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • a long trough for feeding cattle • a bed on a ship or train; usually in tiers • a rough bed (as at a campsite) • unacceptable behavior (especially ludicrously false statements) • a message that seems to convey no meaning • beds built one above the other verb • avoid paying • provide with a bunk • flee; take to one's heels; cut and run | ||||||
| guff | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • unacceptable behavior (especially ludicrously false statements) | ||||||
| rot | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • a state of decay usually accompanied by an offensive odor • (biology) the process of decay caused by bacterial or fungal action • unacceptable behavior (especially ludicrously false statements) verb • break down • become physically weaker | ||||||