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(Entry 1 of 2)
language, behavior, or ideas that are absurd and contrary to good sense
- I was starting to realize that Grandpa's tales about when he was a boy were a lot of fudge
Synonyms for fudge
- applesauce
- [slang],
- balderdash,
- baloney
- (also boloney),
- beans,
- bilge,
- blah
- (also blah-blah),
- blarney,
- blather,
- blatherskite,
- blither,
- bosh,
- bull
- [slang],
- bunk,
- bunkum
- (or buncombe),
- claptrap,
- codswallop
- [British],
- crapola
- [slang],
- crock,
- drivel,
- drool,
- fiddle,
- fiddle-faddle,
- fiddlesticks,
- flannel
- [British],
- flapdoodle,
- folderol
- (also falderal),
- folly,
- foolishness,
- garbage,
- guff,
- hogwash,
- hokeypokey,
- hokum,
- hoodoo,
- hooey,
- horsefeathers
- [slang],
- humbug,
- humbuggery,
- jazz,
- malarkey
- (also malarky),
- moonshine,
- muck,
- nerts
- [slang],
- nonsense,
- nuts,
- piffle,
- poppycock,
- punk,
- rot,
- rubbish,
- senselessness,
- silliness,
- slush,
- stupidity,
- taradiddle
- (or tarradiddle),
- tommyrot,
- tosh,
- trash,
- trumpery,
- twaddle
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verbSynonyms & Antonyms of fudge (Entry 2 of 2)
1
to avoid giving a definite answer or position
- the candidate was criticized for fudging on most of the questions during the debate
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2
to use dishonest methods to achieve a goal
- she's been fudging on her taxes for years
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3
to change so much as to create a wrong impression or alter the meaning of
- fudged the facts about his educational background so he could get the position
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The first known use of fudge was in 1674
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