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Synonyms for nonsense
ˈnɒn sɛns, -səns

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. nonsense, bunk, nonsensicality, meaninglessness, hokum(noun)

    a message that seems to convey no meaning

    Synonyms:
    folderal, bunkum, hogwash, feed bunk, gimcrack, guff, bunk, frill, trumpery, nonsensicality, buncombe, meaninglessness, built in bed, falderol, hokum, bunk bed, gimcrackery, rot, berth

    Antonyms:
    meaningful

  2. folderal, falderol, frill, gimcrackery, gimcrack, nonsense, trumpery(adj)

    ornamental objects of no great value

    Synonyms:
    flounce, folderal, gimcrackery, trash, gimcrack, codswallop, bunk, frill, rubbish, wish-wash, trumpery, nonsensicality, meaninglessness, ruff, applesauce, folderol, falderol, hokum, furbelow, ruffle, tripe

    Antonyms:
    meaningful

  3. nonsense(a), nonsensical(adj)

    having no intelligible meaning

    "nonsense syllables"; "a nonsensical jumble of words"

    Antonyms:
    meaningful

Wiktionary

  1. nonsense(noun)

    Synonyms:
    rubbish, pooh-pooh

  2. nonsense(noun)

    Synonyms:
    rubbish, pooh-pooh

  3. nonsense(noun)

    Something foolish.

    Synonyms:
    rubbish, pooh-pooh

  4. nonsense(verb)

    Synonyms:
    rubbish, pooh-pooh

English Synonyms and Antonyms

  1. nonsense

    Synonyms:
    absurdity, contradiction, demonstration, paradox, sophism

    Antonyms:
    axiom, truism

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms

  1. nonsense

    Synonyms:
    absurdity, trash, folly, pretense, jest, balderdash

    Antonyms:
    sense, wisdom, truth, fact, gravity, philosophy, science, reason

Dictionary of English Synonymes

  1. nonsense(n.)

    Synonyms:
    folly, absurdity, stuff, trash, moonshine, twaddle, balderdash, fudge, inanity, platitude

  2. nonsense(n.)

    Synonyms:
    trifles, things of no consequence or importance

PPDB, the paraphrase database

  1. List of paraphrases:

    absurd, absurdity, rubbish, nonsensical, disparate, stupidity, balderdash, codswallop, ridiculous, poppycock, foolishness, preposterous, folly, bullshit, senseless, fiddlesticks, foolish, claptrap, insane

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How to say nonsense in sign language?

  1. nonsense

Words popularity by usage frequency

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#6500demonstration
#7949trash
#11383insane
#12351nonsense
#12604ridiculous
#15089rubbish
#15245paradox
#16072foolish
#16818absurd
#17344rot
#17944contradiction
#18355bullshit
#19709bunk
#20444stupidity
#21891folly
#22809disparate
#25499berth
#26809ruff
#28571jest
#34901ruffle
#35057senseless
#37614absurdity
#45581applesauce
#47276foolishness
#48205pretense
#48752nonsensical
#51009preposterous
#53248buncombe
#64316tripe
#83259balderdash
#92640hogwash
#99707frill
#109173guff
#116895poppycock
#137849hokum
#140056meaninglessness
#147361claptrap
#175640flounce
#221139fiddlesticks
#271707codswallop

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