CODSWALLOPS Synonyms
There are 2 hypernyms of the word codswallops. (close relations)
codswallop
Best Alternatives
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| balderdash | nounn | |||||
noun • trivial nonsense | ||||||
| baloney | nounn | |||||
noun • pretentious or silly talk or writing | ||||||
| bilge | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • water accumulated in the bilge of a ship • where the sides of the vessel curve in to form the bottom verb • cause to leak • take in water at the bilge | ||||||
| blarney | nounn | |||||
noun • flattery designed to gain favor verb • influence or urge by gentle urging, caressing, or flattering | ||||||
| blather | verbv | |||||
noun • foolish gibberish verb • to talk foolishly | ||||||
| bosh | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • pretentious or silly talk or writing | ||||||
| bull | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • uncastrated adult male of domestic cattle • (astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Taurus • the second sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about April 20 to May 20 • a large and strong and heavyset man • Obscene word for unacceptable behavior • a serious and ludicrous blunder • uncomplimentary terms for a policeman • an investor with an optimistic market outlook; an investor who expects prices to rise and so buys now for resale later • the center of a target • a formal proclamation issued by the pope (usually written in antiquated characters and sealed with a leaden bulla) • mature male of various mammals of which the female is called `cow'; e.g. whales or elephants or especially cattle verb • push or force • try to raise the price of stocks through speculative buying • speak insincerely or without regard for facts or truths • advance in price | ||||||
| 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 | ||||||
| claptrap | nounn | |||||
noun • pompous or pretentious talk or writing | ||||||
| drivel | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • a worthless message • saliva spilling from the mouth verb • let saliva drivel from the mouth | ||||||
| garbage | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||
noun • food that is discarded (as from a kitchen) • a worthless message • a receptacle where waste can be discarded | ||||||
| gobbledygook | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||
noun • incomprehensible or pompous jargon of specialists | ||||||
| hogwash | nounn | |||||
noun • unacceptable behavior (especially ludicrously false statements) | ||||||
| hooey | nounn | |||||
noun • senseless talk | ||||||
| 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 | ||||||
| piffle | nounn | |||||
noun • trivial nonsense verb • speak (about unimportant matters) rapidly and incessantly • act in a trivial or ineffective way | ||||||
| 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 | ||||||
