Synonyms of balderdash
120 similar words
Another word for balderdash is rubbish. Other synonyms of balderdash are drivel, claptrap, prattle, jabberwocky and wass.
Synonyms and similar words for balderdash
nounSenseless talk or writing; nonsense.
- bunk
- drivelNonsense; senseless talk.
- folderol
- piffleNonsense, foolish talk.
- poppycockFoolish talk; nonsense.
- rubbishNonsense.
- twaddle
- absurdity
- all my eyeRubbish, humbug.
- all my eye and Betty MartinRubbish, humbug.
- bafflegabPretentious, incomprehensible, or overly technical language, especially legal or bureaucratic jargon.
- balls UK, vulgar
- baloney Australia, US
- Bandini
- baragouin
- batcrapNonsense, hogwash.
- batshit
- bilgewater
- blahNonsense; drivel; idle, meaningless talk.
- blah-blahSynonym of blah (“nonsense”).
- blah-blah-blahSynonym of blah (“nonsense”).
- blatherFoolish or nonsensical talk.
- blatherskiteNonsense or blather; empty talk.
- bobbins UKCrap, rubbish, something worthless or nonsensical.
- bollocks UK, vulgarNonsense; rubbish.
- bosh
- BS
- bullNonsense.
- bullcrap vulgarBullshit.
- bulldust
- bull feathers euphemistic
- bullshit vulgarStatements that are false or exaggerated to impress or cheat the listener.
- bullspeakNonsense; false or exaggerated statements.
- bunkumSenseless talk; nonsense; a piece of nonsense.
- bushwahNonsense; euphemistic form of bullshit.
- clamjamfreyA disordered crowd of people; a mob.
- claptrapEmpty verbiage or nonsense.
- cobblers UK
- codswallopSenseless talk or writing; nonsense; rubbish.
- crap vulgar
- crock vulgar
- crock of shit vulgarNonsense, rubbish.
- double Dutch
- double talk
- doublespeakAny language deliberately constructed to disguise or distort its actual meaning, often by employing euphemism or...
- dribble
- eyewash
- fiddle-faddleNonsense.
- flapdoodleNonsense.
- flim-flamMisinformation; bunkum; false information presented as true.
- flizzBaloney, empty words.
- flummery
- foolishness
- footleNonsense; foolishness.
- framisSpeech that uses a mixture of real and nonsense words.
- fuckery vulgar
- fuckry vulgarBad behaviour.
- galimatiasNonsense, gobbledygook.
- GallophoneDescribing a speaker of French or their culture.
- garbage USNonsense; gibberish.
- garble
- gash UK, slangNonsense.
- gibber
- gibberish
- gobbledygook
- gossip
- Greek
- guff
- gup India
- hoaxAnything deliberately intended to deceive or trick.
- hocus-pocus
- hogwashFoolish talk or writing; nonsense.
- hokum(An instance of) meaningless nonsense with an outward appearance of being impressive and legitimate.
- hooey US
- horse cock US, vulgarNonsense, that which is illogical and lacks any meaning, reason, or value.
- horsefeathers
- horse hockey
- horse piss US, vulgar
- horse puckey
- horseshit US, vulgar
- humbug
- Irish bullA ludicrous, incongruent or logically absurd statement.
- jabber
- jabberwockyInvented or meaningless language; nonsense.
- jargon
- jibber-jabberExcessive or meaningless talk.
- jimjam
- jive
- junk
- lallation
- macaroniNonsense; meaningless talk.
- malarkey Ireland, UKNonsense; rubbish.
- manure
- meaninglessness
- moonshine
- mumbo jumboAny confusing or meaningless speech; nonsense, gibberish.
- nertz US
- nonsense
- pie in the skyA fanciful notion; an unrealistic or ludicrous concept; the illusory promise of a desired outcome that is unlikely to...
- pigswill
- prattleSilly, childish talk; babble.
- put-onA deception, hoax, or practical joke.
- rhubarb UK
- rhubarb rhubarb UK
- rigmaroleConfused and incoherent talk; nonsense.
- rot
- ruse
- santorum
- shit vulgarNonsense; bullshit.
- shite UK, vulgar
- skimble-skambleGibberish, mumbo-jumbo, nonsense.
- squit UK, dialectal
- stuff and nonsenseRubbish, foolishness, poppycock.
- tommy-rot UK
- tosh UKRubbish, trash, (now especially) nonsense, bosh, balderdash.
- trittle trattle
- tush UKNonsense; tosh.
- trash US
- tripe UK
- wassSpecifically inane or sottish words.
Meaning of balderdash
- noun Senseless talk or writing; nonsense.
- noun A worthless mixture, especially of liquors.
- noun Obscene language or writing.
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