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Non·sense
/ˈnänˌsens/
noun
1.
spoken or written words that have no meaning or make no sense:
"he was talking absolute nonsense"
Similar
balderdash
gibberish
claptrap
blarney
guff
blather
blether
rubbish
informal:
hogwash
baloney
tripe
drivel
gobbledygook
bilge
bosh
bull
bunk
hot air
eyewash
piffle
poppycock
phooey
hooey
malarkey
twaddle
dribble
rot
cobblers
codswallop
cock
stuff and
nonsense
tosh
double Dutch
flannel
waffle
havers
garbage
flapdoodle
blathers
wack
bushwa
applesauce
bellywash
informal, dated:
bunkum
tommyrot
cod
gammon
toffee
vulgar slang:
shit
bullshit
crap
bollocks
balls
crapola
bulldust
Opposite
sense
▪
used to show strong disagreement:
"“Nonsense! No one can do that.”"
▪
denoting verse or other writing intended to be amusing by virtue of its absurd or whimsical language:
"nonsense poetry"
2.
foolish or unacceptable behavior:
"put a stop to that nonsense, will you?"
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mischief
mischievousness
naughtiness
badness
bad behavior
misbehavior
misconduct
misdemeanor
perversity
pranks
tricks
larks
capers
joking
jesting
clowning
buffoonery
roguery
devilry
funny business
diablerie
informal:
tomfoolery
monkey business
shenanigans
goings-on
hanky-panky
carry-on
carryings-on
jiggery-pokery
monkey tricks
archaic:
deviltry
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