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Spoken or written words that have no meaning or make no sense

Foolish or unacceptable behaviour

Unintelligible or meaningless talk

Foolish behaviour

Silly or foolish behaviour

Something that is invented or untrue

Something said to cause amusement or laughter

An event or situation that is absurd or disorganized

A lengthy and complicated procedure

Deception by use of trickery, quibbling, or subterfuge

A seemingly absurd or contradictory statement or proposition which when investigated may prove to be well founded or true

The quality of being incoherent

Excessively lengthy or technical speech or writing

Rumour, gossip, or speculation

To linger aimlessly

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Noun

Spoken or written words that have no meaning or make no sense

thoughtlessness

stuff and nonsense

unintelligible language

obscure language

meaningless talk

smoke and mirrors

overelaboration

unintelligible talk

improvisational music

lightheartedness

inconsequentiality

pretentiousness

long-windedness

extravagant boasting

specialized language

technical language

thing of no consequence

no great matter

thing of no importance

minor technicality

small technicality

matter of no consequence

matter of no importance

much ado about nothing

leetspeak, l33tspeak

commonplace term

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“His biography is eminently sensible on a subject about which much high-flown transcendental nonsense has been written.”

Noun

Foolish or unacceptable behaviour

misbehaviour^UK

mischievousness

misdemeanour^UK

monkey business

monkey-business

troublesomeness

mischief-making

insubordination

disorderly conduct

toing and froing

comings and goings

hustle and bustle

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“Ok, so American justice isn't always perfect, but this nonsense sure doesn't help.”

Noun

Unintelligible or meaningless talk

stuff and nonsense

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“When you talk with your mouth full of food, everything just comes out as nonsense.”

Noun

Foolish behaviour

preposterousness

nonsensicalness

unreasonableness

thoughtlessness

meaninglessness

irresponsibility

injudiciousness

midsummer madness

abject stupidity

utter stupidity

lack of caution

lack of foresight

dumb thing to do

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“Surely it is an economic nonsense to deplete the world of natural resources.”

Noun

Silly or foolish behaviour

silly behaviour

monkey business

practical jokes

light-heartedness

lightheartedness

nonsensicalness

mischievousness

preposterousness

light-mindedness

light-headedness

irresponsibility

misbehaviour^UK

unreasonableness

misdemeanour^UK

mischief-making

clowning around

inconsequentiality

empty-headedness

unconventionality

incongruousness

high-spiritedness

irrepressibility

transports of delight

self-indulgence

being full of the joys of spring

lightness of heart

warm-heartedness

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Noun

Something that is invented or untrue

alternative fact

misrepresentation

trumped-up story

creative writing

terminological inexactitude

cock and bull story

figment of imagination

figment of the imagination

work of fiction

works of fiction

work of imagination

castles in the air

piece of fiction

fictional account

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Noun

Something said to cause amusement or laughter

double entendre

shaggy-dog story

unreasonableness

nonsensicalness

preposterousness

good-natured remark

shaggy dog story

witty communication

bit of mischief

sardonic remark

object of derision

object of ridicule

good-humoured mockery

acknowledgement^UK

acknowledgment^US

snappy comeback

double entendres

witty conversation

practical jokes

double meanings

shaggy dog stories

doubles entendres

pleasant conversation

shaggy-dog stories

figures of speech

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Noun

An event or situation that is absurd or disorganized

piece of futility

poor substitute

pratfall comedy

misrepresentation

distorted drawing

exaggerated drawing

false impression

political cartoon

object of derision

pretentiousness

object of ridicule

source of amusement

target of jokes

target of derision

window dressing

superciliousness

outward appearance

airs and graces

assumed manners

going Hollywood

unnatural imitation

putting on airs

false appearance

window-dressing

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Noun

A lengthy and complicated procedure

lengthy process

fuss and bother

monkey business

alarums and excursions

fuss and feathers

tempest in a teapot

much ado about nothing

storm in a teacup

hell broke loose

hustle and bustle

tempest in a teacup

mountain out of a molehill

tempest in a tea-kettle

breach of the peace

propaganda campaign

exhibition of oneself

display of emotion

Sturm und Drang

state of unrest

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Noun

Deception by use of trickery, quibbling, or subterfuge

underhandedness

unscrupulousness

double-crossing

surreptitiousness

misleading talk

monkey business

smoke and mirrors

sleight of hand

untrustworthiness

ambidextrousness

confidence trick

every trick in the book

misbehaviour^UK

misrepresentation

prestidigitation

stab in the back

specious reasoning

artful argument

treacherousness

breach of trust

victimisation^UK

victimization^US

misappropriation

bait and switch

toing and froing

comings and goings

hustle and bustle

mischievousness

courses of action

confidence tricks

manoeuvrings^UK

maneuverings^US

confidence games

practical jokes

accomplishments

instrumentalities

wild-goose chases

cunning stratagems

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Noun

A seemingly absurd or contradictory statement or proposition which when investigated may prove to be well founded or true

self-contradiction

contradiction in terms

reverse psychology

incongruousness

incompatibility

irreconcilability

lack of congruence

lack of harmony

paradoxical nature

inappropriateness

inharmoniousness

lack of similarity

disproportionateness

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Noun

The quality of being incoherent

inarticulateness

unintelligibility

disconnectedness

disorganisation^UK

disorganization^US

incomprehensibility

Noun

Excessively lengthy or technical speech or writing

long-windedness

gift of the gab

repetitiousness

over-talkativeness

communicativeness

indirect speech

beating around the bush

beating about the bush

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Noun

Rumour, gossip, or speculation

conspiracy theory

unconfirmed report

back-fence talk

word on the street

whispering campaign

piece of gossip

malicious gossip

the word on the street

secondhand information

grapevine report

second-hand information

intimate intelligence

scandalmongering

malicious rumour

malicious rumours

piece of hearsay

talk of the town

unsubstantiated information

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Verb

To linger aimlessly

Interjection

Stupid, dumb

Interjection

Bah humbug

Interjection

Nonsense

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