What is another word for nonsense?
Synonyms for nonsense
ˈnɒn sɛns, -sənsnon·sense
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Wiktionary
nonsenseverb
nonsenseverb
Letters or words, in writing or speech, that have no meaning or seem to have no meaning.
After my father had a stroke, every time he tried to talk, it sounded like nonsense.
nonsenseverb
To attempt to dismiss as nonsense.
He says that I stole his computer, but that's just nonsense.
nonsenseverb
To joke around, to waste time
English Synonyms and Antonyms
nonsense
Synonyms:
absurdity, contradiction, demonstration, paradox, sophism
Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms
Princeton's WordNet
nonsense, bunk, nonsensicality, meaninglessness, hokumnoun
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, berthAntonyms:
meaningfulfolderal, falderol, frill, gimcrackery, gimcrack, nonsense, trumperyadjective
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, tripeAntonyms:
meaningfulnonsense(a), nonsensicaladjective
having no intelligible meaning
"nonsense syllables"; "a nonsensical jumble of words"
Antonyms:
meaningful
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List of paraphrases for "nonsense":
absurd, absurdity, rubbish, nonsensical, disparate, stupidity, balderdash, codswallop, ridiculous, poppycock, foolishness, preposterous, folly, bullshit, senseless, fiddlesticks, foolish, claptrap, insane
Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
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#6500 | demonstration | |
#7949 | trash | |
#11383 | insane | |
#12351 | nonsense | |
#12604 | ridiculous | |
#15089 | rubbish | |
#15245 | paradox | |
#16072 | foolish | |
#16818 | absurd | |
#17344 | rot | |
#17944 | contradiction | |
#18355 | bullshit | |
#19709 | bunk | |
#20444 | stupidity | |
#21891 | folly | |
#22809 | disparate | |
#25499 | berth | |
#26809 | ruff | |
#28571 | jest | |
#34901 | ruffle | |
#35057 | senseless | |
#37614 | absurdity | |
#45581 | applesauce | |
#47276 | foolishness | |
#48205 | pretense | |
#48752 | nonsensical | |
#51009 | preposterous | |
#53248 | buncombe | |
#64316 | tripe | |
#83259 | balderdash | |
#92640 | hogwash | |
#99707 | frill | |
#109173 | guff | |
#116895 | poppycock | |
#137849 | hokum | |
#140056 | meaninglessness | |
#147361 | claptrap | |
#175640 | flounce | |
#221139 | fiddlesticks | |
#271707 | codswallop |
How to use nonsense in a sentence?
We're talking about children, we're talking about mental health, we're talking about our kids. We're all sitting here sitting spaced out with this nonsense with masks. And it is 100% nonsense. This is all for show.
Tis the privilege of friendship to talk nonsense, and have her nonsense respected.
All philosophies, if you ride them, are nonsense, but some are greater nonsense than others.
We hear this nonsense by Zarif, that Israel would set off terrorist attacks against the United States - this really is total nonsense, but on the other hand it is a warning sign - a warning sign that Iran is taking aim at Israel, is looking for excuses to lash out at Israel, and therefore we need to have our finger on the pulse and be at the highest state of alert.
It sounds like you’re trying to put an asterisk on the 2020 election which only feeds this conspiracy nonsense that is wrecking this country, why did we have what we had here a year ago was this conspiratorial nonsense that leads people to the idea that there was something to this. There was nothing to this.
Translations for nonsense
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- هراء, لغو, تفاهةArabic
- абсурдностBulgarian
- bestiesa, bajanada, estirabotCatalan, Valencian
- nesmysl, nonsensCzech
- lolWelsh
- nonsensDanish
- Unsinn, Quatsch, Nonsens, BlödsinnGerman
- sensencaĵoEsperanto
- parida, disparates, estupidez, disparate, tontería, tonteríasSpanish
- jampsEstonian
- بیمعنی, چرندPersian
- hölynpöly, toimimaton, jaksoFinnish
- non-sens, sottiseFrench
- sgudal, amaideasScottish Gaelic
- שטויות, חנטרישHebrew
- बकवासHindi
- képtelenségHungarian
- omong kosongIndonesian
- rugl, bullIcelandic
- fola, a vanvera, sciocchezza, assurdità, priva di significato, ridicolaggine, baggianata, balla, scemenza, idiozia, fandonia, senza sensoItalian
- ナンセンス, 馬鹿げた事, でたらめ, 無意味Japanese
- უაზროGeorgian
- 어리석은 소리, 헛소리, 난센스, 무의미Korean
- قسهی هیچوپوچKurdish
- nonsens, flauwekul, onzinDutch
- nonsensPolish
- burrice, besteira, bobagemPortuguese
- nerozii, nonsens, prostie, absurditate, nerozieRomanian
- ерунда, бессмыслица, абсурд, нонсенс, ахинея, вздорRussian
- glupost, nesmisao, besmislica, budalaština, neistinaSerbo-Croatian
- nonsensSwedish
- saçmalıkTurkish
- بکواسUrdu
- 废话Chinese
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