Synonyms for nonsense

noun

1. Matter that has no meaning

   balderdash, rubbish, twaddle, trash, gobbledygook, drivel, scribble, scrawl, inanity, senselessness, babble, palaver, buncombe, idle chatter, pretense, prattle, blather, nonsensicalness, rant, bombast, claptrap, bull*, baloney*, trash*, gas*, tripe*, hooey*, soft soap*, bunk*, rant*, poppycock*, mumbo jumbo*, gab*, twaddle*, garbage*, rubbish*, hogwash*, rot*, hot air*.

2. Frivolous behavior

   unsteadiness, flightiness, thoughtlessness, fickleness, foolishness, fatuousness, giddiness, rashness, infatuation, extravagance, imprudence, irrationality, madness, senselessness, inconsistency, shallowness; see also stupidity 2.

   Antonyms consideration*, steadiness, thoughtfulness.

3. Pure fun

   antics, absurdity, jest, joke, monkeybusiness; see also fun.