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nonsense
noun as in foolish or absurd ideas, behavior, etc.
Strongest matches
absurdity, babble, baloney, bunk, craziness, drivel, folly, foolishness, gibberish, madness, rubbish, silliness, stupidity, trash
Strong matches
balderdash, bull, claptrap, fatuity, flightiness, fun, garbage, hogwash, hooey, inanity, irrationality, jazz, jive, palaver, poppycock, prattle, ranting, rashness, rot, senselessness, tripe
Weak matches
Example Sentences
Meta, the parent company of Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp, denies the allegations and in a statement referred to the "claims at the heart" of the hearing as "nonsense."
Attal's suggestion was immediately rubbished as "total nonsense" by Marine Le Pen of the far-right National Rally who is among those calling for fresh parliamentary elections.
He said the "nonsense of a government" at Westminster was doing very little for the people of Scotland.
It would be like the pope abruptly announcing that the doctrine of transubstantiation is nonsense; it’s just a cracker and a cup of watered-down wine.
The German officially took over on 1 January - two and a half months after his unveiling - but England have only played four games since, with Wayne Rooney describing the fixtures as "nonsense" in any case.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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