Need another word that means the same as “nonsense”? Find 22 synonyms and 30 related words for “nonsense” in this overview.
The synonyms of “Nonsense” are: falderol, folderal, frill, gimcrack, gimcrackery, trumpery, bunk, hokum, meaninglessness, nonsensicality, balderdash, gibberish, claptrap, blarney, guff, blather, blether, mischief, mischievousness, naughtiness, badness, nonsensical
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “nonsense” as a noun can have the following definitions:
| badness | Used of the degree of something undesirable e.g. pain or weather. The badness of the writing is astonishing. |
| balderdash | Trivial nonsense. She dismissed talk of plots as balderdash. |
| blarney | Amusing and harmless nonsense. It took all my Irish blarney to keep us out of court. |
| blather | Long-winded talk with no real substance. All the blather coming out of Washington about crime. |
| blether | Long-winded talk with no real substance. Some stupid blether about puns surrounding the Beatles. |
| bunk | A rough bed (as at a campsite. |
| claptrap | Absurd or nonsensical talk or ideas. Such sentiments are just pious claptrap. |
| falderol | Ornamental objects of no great value. |
| folderal | Ornamental objects of no great value. |
| frill | A thing resembling a frill in appearance or function. Tiny frills of foam glistened white on the sea. |
| gibberish | Unintelligible or meaningless speech or writing; nonsense. He talks gibberish. |
| gimcrack | Ornamental objects of no great value. |
| gimcrackery | Ornamental objects of no great value. |
| guff | An unpleasant smell. |
| hokum | A message that seems to convey no meaning. Classic B movie hokum. |
| meaninglessness | The quality of having no value or significance. He resented the meaninglessness of the tasks they assigned him. |
| mischief | A wrong or hardship that a statute is designed to remove or for which the common law affords a remedy. The statute was passed to prevent a mischief in respect of which the defendant was already under a duty at common law. |
| mischievousness | Reckless or malicious behavior that causes discomfort or annoyance in others. |
| naughtiness | An attribute of mischievous children. |
| nonsensicality | A message that seems to convey no meaning. |
| trumpery | Ornamental objects of no great value. That trumpery hope which lets us dupe ourselves. |
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “nonsense” as an adjective can have the following definitions:
| nonsensical | Having no meaning; making no sense. A nonsensical argument. |
| absurd | An absurd state of affairs. The absurd excuse that the dog ate his homework. |
| absurdity | A message whose content is at variance with reason. The crowd laughed at the absurdity of the clown s behavior. |
| babble | (of flowing water) make a continuous murmuring sound. Her soft voice stopped his babble. |
| babbling | Gibberish resembling the sounds of a baby. You sound like a babbling fool. |
| bull | A formal proclamation issued by the pope usually written in antiquated characters and sealed with a leaden bulla. Stocks were bulling. |
| bunk | Provide with a bunk. They bunk together in the dormitory. |
| chatter | Cut unevenly with a chattering tool. He was full of inconsequential but amusing chatter. |
| fool | Foolish silly. That damn fool waiter. |
| foolish | Devoid of good sense or judgment. A foolish decision. |
| gibber | Chatter inarticulately; of monkeys. They shrieked and gibbered as flames surrounded them. |
| gibberish | Unintelligible or meaningless speech or writing; nonsense. He talks gibberish. |
| illogical | Lacking sense or clear, sound reasoning. An illogical fear of the supernatural. |
| incoherent | (of waves) having no definite or stable phase relationship. Incoherent with grief. |
| irrational | Of a number quantity or expression not expressible as a ratio of two integers and having an infinite and non recurring expansion when expressed as a decimal Examples of irrational numbers are the number and the square root of 2. Irrational numbers. |
| maunder | Move or act in a dreamy or idle manner. He maunders through the bank composing his thoughts. |
| mumble | A soft indistinct utterance. Rosie had replied in a mumble. |
| murmur | Say something in a low or indistinct voice. There were murmurs of dissent from his colleagues. |
| mutation | A distinct form resulting from genetic mutation. Mutation is ultimately the only way in which new variation enters the species. |
| mutter | A complaint uttered in a low and indistinct tone. I knew she was a troublemaker Rebecca muttered. |
| palaver | Influence or urge by gentle urging, caressing, or flattering. Getting into each building was a bit of a palaver. |
| prate | Speak (about unimportant matters) rapidly and incessantly. I heard him prate on for at least an hour and a half. |
| prattle | Talk at length in a foolish or inconsequential way. She began to prattle on about her visit to the dentist. |
| preposterous | Incongruous;inviting ridicule. A preposterous suggestion. |
| prevaricate | Be deliberately ambiguous or unclear in order to mislead or withhold information. He seemed to prevaricate when journalists asked pointed questions. |
| ramble | Continue talking or writing in a desultory manner. Roses climbed rambled hung over walls. |
| ridiculous | Broadly or extravagantly humorous; resembling farce. That ridiculous tartan cap. |
| silly | A word used for misbehaving children. How silly an ardent and unsuccessful wooer can be especially if he is getting on in years. |
| superstitious | Showing ignorance of the laws of nature and faith in magic or chance. Many superstitious beliefs and practices are connected with sneezing. |
| talking | The action of talking speech or discussion. I ll do the talking you just back me up. |
| untenable | (especially of a position or view) not able to be maintained or defended against attack or objection. This argument is clearly untenable. |
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