Entry Word: nonsense

Function: noun

Meaning: 1 language, behavior, or ideas that are absurd and contrary to good sense <told him to stop his mischievous nonsense and start behaving properly> <the discussion about building a time machine was complete nonsense> <a hundred years ago, the idea that man could walk on the moon was regarded as impractical nonsense>

Synonyms bunk, claptrap, drivel, fiddlesticks, folly, foolishness, fudge, hogwash, humbug, humbuggery, piffle, rot, senselessness, silliness, slush, stupidity, trash

Related Words absurdity, asininity, fatuity, foolery, idiocy, imbecility, inanity, insanity, lunacy; absurdness, craziness, foolishness, madness, senselessness, witlessness; monkeyshines, shenanigans, tomfoolery; gas, hot air, jazz, moonshine, rigmarole, twaddle; double-talk

Near Antonyms levelheadedness, rationality, reasonability, reasonableness, sensibleness; common sense, horse sense, sense; discernment, judgment (or judgement), wisdom

2 unintelligible or meaningless talk <when you talk with your mouth full of food, everything just comes out as nonsense> — see gibberish