Balderdash synonyms

bôl'dər-dăsh'

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flummery
A soft dessert of stewed, thickened fruit, often mixed with a grain such as rice.
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bull
A papal bull, an official document or edict from the Pope.
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bunk
(US) A wooden case or box, which serves for a seat in the daytime and for a bed at night.
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drivel
Saliva flowing from the mouth.
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crock
(Slang) Something that is absurd, insincere, exaggerated, etc.; nonsense
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nonsense (related)
Something foolish.
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fustian
Pompous, pretentious talk or writing; bombast; rant
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jargon
The specialized language of a trade, profession, or similar group, especially when viewed as difficult to understand by outsiders:
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malarkey
Exaggerated or foolish talk, usually intended to deceive:
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moonshine
(Informal) Foolish talk or thought; nonsense.
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trash
Worthless or discarded material or objects; refuse or rubbish.
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tripe
(Slang) Anything worthless, offensive, etc.; nonsense
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twaddle
A twaddler.
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blather
Foolish talk; loquacious nonsense
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piffle
Foolish or futile talk or ideas; nonsense.
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rubbish
Any material rejected or thrown away as worthless; trash; refuse
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knowledge (related)
Familiarity, awareness, or understanding gained through experience or study:
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bombast
Grandiloquent, pompous speech or writing.
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claptrap
Empty verbiage or nonsense. [from early 19th c.]
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fudge
A rich, sweet chocolate sauce used as a topping for ice cream or as an ingredient in cakes and cookies
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poppycock
(Colloquial) foolish talk; nonsense.
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rigmarole
Rigmarole is defined as a foolish procedure or confusing talk.
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rot
Pointless talk; nonsense:
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bunkum
Empty or insincere talk; claptrap.
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garbage
(Computing) Data that cannot or will not be accessed by a program, but are still taking up space.
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idiocy
A foolish or stupid utterance or deed.
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tomfoolery
Foolish behaviour
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applesauce
(Slang, US, dated, 1920s) Nonsense, balderdash, bunk, piffle.
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baloney
Nonsense.
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bilge
The bottommost interior part of a ship
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crap
(Slang) Something of poor quality.
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hooey
(Slang) Silly talk or writing; nonsense.
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hogwash (related)
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senseless talk
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gibberish
The definition of gibberish is rapid talk that is impossible to understand.
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bosh
A trough used in forging and smelting for cooling hot metal
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bushwa
(Slang) Nonsense
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Find another word for balderdash. In this page you can discover 39 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for balderdash, like: flummery, bull, bunk, drivel, crock, nonsense, fustian, jargon, malarkey, moonshine and trash.
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