Synonyms of hokum
120 similar words
Another word for hokum is bunkum. Other synonyms of hokum are absurdity, all my eye, all my eye and Betty Martin, bafflegab and balderdash.
Synonyms and similar words for hokum
noun(An instance of) meaningless nonsense with an outward appearance of being impressive and legitimate.
- bunkumSenseless talk; nonsense; a piece of nonsense.
- absurdity
- all my eyeRubbish, humbug.
- all my eye and Betty MartinRubbish, humbug.
- bafflegabPretentious, incomprehensible, or overly technical language, especially legal or bureaucratic jargon.
- balderdashSenseless talk or writing; nonsense.
- 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.
- bunkBunkum; senseless talk, 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
- drivelNonsense; senseless talk.
- eyewash
- fiddle-faddleNonsense.
- flapdoodleNonsense.
- flim-flamMisinformation; bunkum; false information presented as true.
- flizzBaloney, empty words.
- flummery
- folderol
- 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.
- 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...
- piffleNonsense, foolish talk.
- pigswill
- poppycockFoolish talk; nonsense.
- prattleSilly, childish talk; babble.
- put-onA deception, hoax, or practical joke.
- rhubarb UK
- rhubarb rhubarb UK
- rigmaroleConfused and incoherent talk; nonsense.
- rot
- rubbish UKNonsense.
- 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 UK
- trittle trattle
- tush UK
- trash US
- tripe UK
- twaddle
- wassSpecifically inane or sottish words.
Meaning of hokum
- noun (An instance of) meaningless nonsense with an outward appearance of being impressive and legitimate.
- noun (An instance of) excessively contrived, hackneyed, or sentimental material in a film, television programme, theater production, etc.
- noun A film, television programme, theater production, etc., containing excessively contrived, hackneyed, or sentimental material.
hokum in other languages
Questions about synonyms of hokum
- What is another word for hokum?
- Hokum has 120 synonyms on Word.ws, such as bunkum, absurdity, all my eye, all my eye and Betty Martin, bafflegab, balderdash, balls and baloney.
- What does hokum mean?
- Hokum means (An instance of) meaningless nonsense with an outward appearance of being impressive and legitimate.
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