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

Foolish or unacceptable behaviour

Senseless or incoherent talk

Foolish behaviour

Frivolous or lighthearted behavior

A long and complicated procedure that seems tiresome or pointless

Something that is invented or untrue

Something said to cause amusement or laughter

An event or situation that is absurd, disorganized or fake

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

lightheartedness

inconsequentiality

pretentiousness

long-windedness

extravagant boasting

thing of no consequence

matter of no consequence

no great matter

thing of no importance

minor technicality

matter of no importance

small technicality

much ado about nothing

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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

lightheartedness

unscrupulousness

disorderly conduct

misdemeanours^UK

underhandedness

misdemeanors^US

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

Senseless or incoherent talk

unintelligible talk

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Noun

Foolish behaviour

preposterousness

nonsensicalness

unreasonableness

thoughtlessness

meaninglessness

irresponsibility

injudiciousness

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

Frivolous or lighthearted behavior

nonsensicalness

lightheartedness

light-heartedness

monkey business

preposterousness

unreasonableness

light-mindedness

light-headedness

mischievousness

irresponsibility

midsummer madness

inconsequentiality

unconventionality

incongruousness

misbehaviour^UK

empty-headedness

misdemeanour^UK

mischief-making

clowning around

silly behaviour

practical jokes

high-spiritedness

irrepressibility

transports of delight

self-indulgence

lightness of heart

warm-heartedness

being full of the joys of spring

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Noun

A long and complicated procedure that seems tiresome or pointless

fuss and bother

lengthy process

tedious business

monkey business

alarums and excursions

disorganization^US

hustle and bustle

topsy-turviness

disorganisation^UK

a three-ring circus

fuss and feathers

hell broke loose

Sturm und Drang

all hell broken loose

breach of the peace

tempest in a teapot

storm in a teacup

much ado about nothing

state of unrest

street fighting

violent disorder

an omnishambles

utter confusion

topsy-turvyness

discombobulation

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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

little white lie

departure from the truth

flight of fancy

cock-and-bull story

shaggy-dog story

traditional story

fictional account

castle in the air

disingenuousness

phantom of the mind

creature of the imagination

creation of the brain

false statement

misinterpretation

misunderstanding

economy with the truth

conspiracy theory

remarkable story

one for the birds

prepared speech

mistaken belief

science fiction

fictitious story

deviation from the truth

disregard for the facts

sword and sorcery

long and short of it

traveller's tale

idealization^US

idealisation^UK

romantic fiction

romantic short story

sense of excitement

sense of history

romantic comedy

adventure story

sense of adventure

sentimental fiction

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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

sardonic remark

bit of mischief

acknowledgement^UK

acknowledgment^US

snappy comeback

good-humoured mockery

lightheartedness

light-heartedness

mischievousness

monkey business

light-mindedness

unconventionality

incongruousness

light-headedness

slapstick comedy

knockabout comedy

pratfall comedy

physical comedy

witty conversation

pleasant conversation

situation comedy

light entertainment

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Noun

An event or situation that is absurd, disorganized or fake

piece of futility

object of derision

object of ridicule

source of amusement

target of jokes

target of derision

misrepresentation

poor substitute

everybody's target

everybody's fool

exaggerated drawing

distorted drawing

political cartoon

pretentiousness

window dressing

outward appearance

false appearance

window-dressing

superciliousness

airs and graces

going Hollywood

assumed manners

unnatural imitation

putting on airs

putting on an act

lack of veracity

outward display

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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

untrustworthiness

ambidextrousness

every trick in the book

misbehaviour^UK

misrepresentation

sleight of hand

palace intrigue

stab in the back

specious reasoning

artful argument

breach of trust

prestidigitation

misappropriation

treacherousness

bait and switch

toing and froing

comings and goings

hustle and bustle

mischievousness

disingenuousness

sanctimoniousness

pharisaicalness

false profession

pretentiousness

terminological inexactitude

trumped-up story

cock and bull story

false-heartedness

duplicitousness

piece of fiction

alternative fact

figment of the imagination

lack of veracity

self-righteousness

little white lie

flight of fancy

departure from the truth

breach of faith

telling stories

economy with the truth

figment of imagination

superciliousness

self-satisfaction

dishonourableness

unrepresentativeness

unprincipledness

questionableness

questionability

misrepresenting

little white lies

conspiracy theory

being two-faced

putting on an act

committing perjury

cock-and-bull story

pious platitudes

hypocriticalness

hypocritical statement

extramarital relations

extramarital sex

playing the field

cunning stratagems

a bit on the side

secret understanding

disregard for the facts

deviation from the truth

fraudulent artifice

fradulent artifice

work of fiction

work of imagination

works of fiction

creative writing

affected superiority

double standard

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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

contradistinction

paradoxical nature

inappropriateness

disproportionateness

lack of similarity

inharmoniousness

contradictoriness

polarisation^UK

polarization^US

irreconcilable difference

difference of opinion

lack of consistency

distinctiveness

differentiation

incomparability

wide area of difference

lack of concord

lack of agreement

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Noun

The quality of being incoherent

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

lack of reserve

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Noun

Rumour, gossip, or speculation

conspiracy theory

second-hand information

secondhand information

back-fence talk

unconfirmed report

word on the street

rumormongering^US

whispering campaign

rumourmongering^UK

talk of the town

piece of gossip

malicious gossip

the word on the street

grapevine report

intimate intelligence

scandalmongering

malicious rumour

malicious rumours

piece of hearsay

unsubstantiated information

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Verb

To linger aimlessly

Interjection

Stupid, dumb

Interjection

Bah humbug

Interjection

Nonsense

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