Synonyms of bunkum

bunkum

noun

ˈbəŋ-kəm 

variants or buncombe

as in nonsense

language, behavior, or ideas that are absurd and contrary to good sense

a cinematic depiction of the Middle Ages that was derided as pure bunkum by historians

Synonyms & Similar Words

• nonsense
• rubbish
• garbage
• nuts
• silliness
• stupidity
• blah
• bunk
• drool
• balderdash
• hokum
• hogwash
• claptrap
• poppycock
• twaddle
• piffle
• baloney
• absurdity
• codswallop
• guff
• hooey
• tosh
• jazz
• malarkey
• muck
• foolishness
• flapdoodle
• craziness
• trumpery
• crock
• humbuggery
• tommyrot
• bilge
• folderol
• beans
• insanity
• trash
• blatherskite
• absurdness
• fudge
• rot
• blither
• drivel
• blather
• madness
• bosh
• humbug
• horsefeathers
• punk
• fiddlesticks
• blarney
• crapola
• bull
• fiddle
• taradiddle
• folly
• fiddle-faddle
• applesauce
• hoodoo
• nerts
• hokeypokey
• moonshine
• flannel
• idiocy
• senselessness
• slush
• inanity
• kookiness
• tomfoolery
• imbecility
• lunacy
• foolery
• asininity
• fatuity
• rigmarole
• hocus-pocus
• gas
• witlessness
• greek
• monkey business
• inaneness
• hot air
• double-talk
• shenanigan(s)
• hoity-toity
• monkeyshine(s)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• rationality
• reasonableness
• sense
• common sense
• sensibleness
• horse sense
• reasonability
• levelheadedness
• wisdom
• judgment
• discernment

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of bunkum

The members themselves brought their own conspiracy theories and bunkum to the table. — Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 19 Sep. 2025

Rubbish, bunkum, romanticised bullcrap, fraud, nonsense, baloney. — George Caulkin, New York Times, 13 Aug. 2025

Putting aside the junk peddling, how much of Madoff’s and Trump’s bunkum do they themselves (for Madoff, did) believe to be true? — Richard Behar, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024

As generative AI is integrated into common search engines and voters converse with chatbots, people seeking basic information about elections have at times been met with misinformation, pure bunkum, or links to fringe websites. — Mekela Panditharatne, TIME, 10 Apr. 2024

Nevertheless, anti-vaccine bunkum has clearly metastasized to our furry companions. — Beth Mole, Ars Technica, 30 Aug. 2023

Brightly lit and filled to their Botox gills with aspirational bunkum, the shows require little by way of mental engagement. — Nina Metz, Chicago Tribune, 12 July 2023

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