NONSENSE Synonyms
There are 7 hypernyms of the word nonsense. (close relations)
nonsensical
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| Word | Save | More Find | Usage | Type | ||
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| 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 | ||||||
| balderdash | nounn | |||||
noun • trivial nonsense | ||||||
| baloney | nounn | |||||
noun • pretentious or silly talk or writing | ||||||
| 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 | ||||||
| bunkum | nounn | |||||
noun • unacceptable behavior (especially ludicrously false statements) | ||||||
| claptrap | nounn | |||||
noun • pompous or pretentious talk or writing | ||||||
| codswallop | nounn | |||||
noun • nonsensical talk or writing | ||||||
| drivel | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • a worthless message • saliva spilling from the mouth verb • let saliva drivel from the mouth | ||||||
| fiddle-faddle | nounn | |||||
noun • trivial nonsense | ||||||
| flimflam | nounn | |||||
noun • a swindle in which you cheat at gambling or persuade a person to buy worthless property | ||||||
| gibberish | nounn | |||||
noun • unintelligible talking | ||||||
| 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 | ||||||
| humbug | nounn | |||||
noun • pretentious or silly talk or writing • communication (written or spoken) intended to deceive • something intended to deceive; deliberate trickery intended to gain an advantage verb • trick or deceive | ||||||
| malarkey | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||
noun • empty rhetoric or insincere or exaggerated talk | ||||||
| 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 | ||||||
