Claptrap synonyms

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nonsense
Nonsense is defined as words that have no actual meaning, behavior that is silly and foolish or is a word used to express disagreement.
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hogwash
Worthless, false, or ridiculous speech or writing; nonsense.
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poppycock
(Colloquial) foolish talk; nonsense.
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plain (related)
Something free of ornamentation or extraneous matter.
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drivel
(Now Rare) Saliva running from the mouth
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bullshit (related)
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bombast
Grandiloquent, pompous speech or writing.
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baloney
(Slang) Foolish or exaggerated talk or behavior; nonsense
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fustian
Pompous, pretentious talk or writing; bombast; rant
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hokum
Meaningless nonsense with an outward appearance of being impressive and legitimate.
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hooey
(Slang) Silly talk or writing; nonsense.
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humbug
Something made or done to cheat or deceive; fraud; sham; hoax
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insincerity
The quality of being insincere
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malarkey
Exaggerated or foolish talk, usually intended to deceive:
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pretension
A claim to something, such as a skill or profession:
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trash
(Slang, derogatory) People of low social status or class. (See, for example, white trash.)
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grandiloquence
Pompous or bombastic speech or expression.
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orotundity
The quality of being orotund.
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rant
Ranting speech
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turgidity
The state or quality of being turgid
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balderdash
Nonsense.
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blather
Foolish talk; loquacious 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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piffle
Foolish or futile talk or ideas; nonsense.
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rigmarole
Confused, rambling, or incoherent discourse; nonsense.
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rubbish
Any material rejected or thrown away as worthless; trash; refuse
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tomfoolery
Foolish behaviour
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twaddle
A twaddler.
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applesauce
(Slang, US, dated, 1920s) Nonsense, balderdash, bunk, piffle.
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bilge
The bottommost interior part of a ship
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bull
The definition of a bull is an uncastrated male bovine animal, or is slang for nonsensical and untrue talk.
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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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crap
(Slang) Something of poor quality.
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style (related)
(Zoology) A slender, tubular, or bristlelike process:
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words (related)
Pretentious, pompous speech or writing
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knowledge (related)
Familiarity, awareness, or understanding gained through experience or study:
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blah
Worthless nonsense; drivel.
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posturing (related)
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platitude (related)
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mumbo jumbo (related)
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Claptrap Sentence Examples

  • And I agree with you that we can spot the claptrap.

  • Its just the same old recycled claptrap over and over again.

  • If only I could do this at the appointed time and place without the interference of religious claptrap.

  • The future of the NHS deserves debate, but based on facts, not sentimental claptrap such as is presented by Ms Beckett.

  • This fashioning of the world around us through our words and ideas is not mystical claptrap but the pure logic of mechanics.

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