variants also gobbledegook
as in gibberish
language marked by abstractions, jargon, euphemisms, and circumlocutions cut through the gobbledygook and just tell me what the final cost of the car would be

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance

Example Sentences

Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to show current usage. Read More Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of gobbledygook So, of course, their stony-eyed dedication to taking this inspirational gobbledygook seriously has gone viral. Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 22 Nov. 2024 Roberts’s majority opinion is pure gobbledygook The Bruen decision placed an enormously high burden on any government lawyer trying to convince a court that any gun law is constitutional. Ian Millhiser, Vox, 21 June 2024 Others claimed the leaks were just artificial intelligence gobbledygook. Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 18 Apr. 2024 The two exchange words in unintelligible gobbledygook, like Sims speaking their native language, Simlish. Emily Latimer, Longreads, 25 Jan. 2024 See All Example Sentences for gobbledygook
Recent Examples of Synonyms for gobbledygook
Noun
  • Her toddler, who was almost two, leaned over the railing and called out to the agents in baby gibberish, but the agents did not acknowledge her.
    Jordan Salama, New Yorker, 25 July 2025
  • That's largely thanks to a winning voice-acting performance that forms the basis for some toe-tapping gibberish playing behind DK's Bananza transformations.
    ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 16 July 2025
Noun
  • Rather than directly discounting the TV by £200, Samsung is likely hoping that some people will be put off by the rigmarole of going through the claims process.
    Janhoi McGregor, Forbes.com, 26 May 2025
  • The bust was followed by months of prolonged legal rigmarole.
    John Semley, Rolling Stone, 19 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Trump ordered some 450 federal agents to patrol the nation's capital and target crime on Aug. 9 and 10 amid his escalating rhetoric condemning violent crime in the city.
    Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 14 Aug. 2025
  • His rhetoric echoed that used by conservative politicians going back decades who have denounced American cities, especially those with majority non-white populations or led by progressive politicians, as lawless or crime-ridden and in need of outside intervention.
    Matt Brown, Chicago Tribune, 12 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • Driving the news: The statement was published only in English on the Facebook page of the Israeli Prime Minister's Office — potentially another case of double-talk by Netanyahu.
    Barak Ravid, Axios, 27 Sep. 2024
  • The GOP Senate candidate in Arizona, whose brand is a combative, never-back-down MAGA politics, has adopted a position on the issue that is nearly indistinguishable from that of double-talking Democrats.
    Rich Lowry, National Review, 14 Apr. 2024
Noun
  • Even Wall Street, which lately has been drunk on a cocktail of AI hype and rate-cut anticipation, briefly sobered up to take in the Thursday wholesale report.
    Allison Morrow, CNN Money, 15 Aug. 2025
  • Her 14 Grammys, billion-dollar tours, and songwriting depth reflect genuine talent amid hype.
    Marni Rose McFall, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Aug. 2025

Browse Nearby Words

Cite this Entry

“Gobbledygook.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gobbledygook. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.

More from Merriam-Webster on gobbledygook

Last Updated: - Updated example sentences
Love words? Need even more definitions?

Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free!