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Synonyms of nonsense

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Another word for nonsense is blah-blah. Other synonyms of nonsense are blah-blah-blah, junk, bosh, drivel and rubbish.

Synonyms and similar words for nonsense

nounAn untrue statement.

nounThat which is silly, illogical and lacks any meaning, reason or value; that which does not make...

verbTo attempt to dismiss as nonsense; to ignore or belittle the significance of something; to render...

nounMore synonyms

  • 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, vulgarSynonym of bollocks, nonsense.
  • baloney Australia, USNonsense.
  • BandiniNonsense, bullshit.
  • baragouin
  • batcrapNonsense, hogwash.
  • batshit
  • bilgewaterStupid talk or writing; nonsense.
  • 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.
  • boshNonsense.
  • BS
  • bullA lie.
  • bullcrap vulgarBullshit.
  • bulldustNonsense; blatantly false statements.
  • 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.
  • bunkumSenseless talk; nonsense; a piece of nonsense.
  • bushwahNonsense; euphemistic form of bullshit.
  • clamjamfreyA disordered crowd of people; a mob.
  • claptrapEmpty verbiage or nonsense.
  • cobblers UKNonsense.
  • codswallopSenseless talk or writing; nonsense; rubbish.
  • crap vulgarNonsense; something untrue.
  • crock vulgarSilly talk, a foolish belief, a poor excuse, nonsense.
  • crock of shit vulgarNonsense, rubbish.
  • double DutchA language game akin to pig Latin.
  • double talkA situation when two people talk at the same time, causing overlapping audio signals.
  • doublespeakAny language deliberately constructed to disguise or distort its actual meaning, often by employing euphemism or...
  • dribble
  • drivelNonsense; senseless talk.
  • eyewashSomething deceptive and superficially pleasing but without accurate or genuine substance: camouflage; disguise; false...
  • fiddle-faddleNonsense.
  • flapdoodleNonsense.
  • flim-flamMisinformation; bunkum; false information presented as true.
  • flizzBaloney, empty words.
  • flummery
  • folderolNonsense or foolishness.
  • foolishness
  • footleNonsense; foolishness.
  • framisSpeech that uses a mixture of real and nonsense words.
  • fuckery vulgarNonsense, bullshit, or underhanded trickery.
  • fuckry vulgarBad behaviour.
  • galimatiasNonsense, gobbledygook.
  • GallophoneDescribing a speaker of French or their culture.
  • garbage USNonsense; gibberish.
  • garble
  • gash UK, slangNonsense.
  • gibber
  • gibberishA language game, comparable to pig Latin, in which one inserts a nonsense syllable before the first vowel in each...
  • gobbledygookNonsense; meaningless or encrypted language.
  • gossip
  • Greek
  • guffNonsensical talk or thinking.
  • gup India
  • hoaxAnything deliberately intended to deceive or trick.
  • hocus-pocusSome ineffectual action or speech, especially if intended to divert attention; nonsense.
  • hogwashFoolish talk or writing; nonsense.
  • hokum(An instance of) meaningless nonsense with an outward appearance of being impressive and legitimate.
  • hooey USSilly talk or writing; nonsense, silliness, or fake assertion(s).
  • horse cock US, vulgarNonsense, that which is illogical and lacks any meaning, reason, or value.
  • horsefeathersNonsense; indicates disbelief.
  • horse hockeyFalse or deceitful statements; lies; exaggerations; nonsense; horse pucky. (a euphemism for horseshit).
  • horse piss US, vulgarNonsense, gibberish.
  • horse puckey
  • horseshit US, vulgarBlatant nonsense, more likely stemming from ignorance than any intent to deceive.
  • humbugNonsense.
  • Irish bullA ludicrous, incongruent or logically absurd statement.
  • jabber
  • jabberwockyInvented or meaningless language; nonsense.
  • jargon
  • jibber-jabberExcessive or meaningless talk.
  • jimjamNonsense; rigmarole.
  • jiveSynonym of bullshit: patent nonsense, transparently deceptive talk.
  • junkNonsense; gibberish.
  • lallation
  • macaroniNonsense; meaningless talk.
  • malarkey Ireland, UKNonsense; rubbish.
  • manureRubbish; nonsense; bullshit.
  • meaninglessness
  • moonshineNonsense.
  • mumbo jumboAny confusing or meaningless speech; nonsense, gibberish.
  • nertz US
  • 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.
  • pigswillNonsense, rubbish.
  • poppycockFoolish talk; nonsense.
  • prattleSilly, childish talk; babble.
  • put-onA deception, hoax, or practical joke.
  • rhubarb UKNonsense; false utterance.
  • rhubarb rhubarb UK
  • rigmaroleConfused and incoherent talk; nonsense.
  • rotVerbal nonsense.
  • ruse
  • santorumShit: rubbish, worthless matter, nonsense, bull.
  • shit vulgarNonsense; bullshit.
  • shite UK, vulgarShit; trash; rubbish; nonsense.

Meaning of nonsense

  1. noun Letters or words, in writing or speech, that have no meaning or pattern or seem to have no meaning.
  2. noun An untrue statement.
  3. noun That which is silly, illogical and lacks any meaning, reason or value; that which does not make sense.

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Questions about synonyms of nonsense

What is another word for nonsense?
Nonsense has 120 synonyms on Word.ws, such as blah-blah, blah-blah-blah, junk, bosh, drivel, rubbish, hocus-pocus and claptrap.
What does nonsense mean?
Nonsense means letters or words, in writing or speech, that have no meaning or pattern or seem to have no meaning.

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