Synonyms of hoodoo

hoodoo

noun

1

as in nonsense

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

some economists have characterized the proposal as economic hoodoo that should be hooted down

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

2

as in curse

something that brings bad luck

some hoodoo must be at work—I lost both sets of house keys

Synonyms & Similar Words

• curse
• spell
• jinx
• voodoo
• Indian sign
• hex
• whammy
• Jonah
• pox
• omen
• evil eye
• portent
• augury

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• talisman
• charm
• amulet
• fetish
• fetich

Examples of hoodoo in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Double the distance for an out-and-back route that showcases the park’s most dramatic features: towering spires, vast mesas, and delicate hoodoos. —Outside Online, 8 Aug. 2024

Thousands of these orange and tan spires form natural amphitheaters in Bryce Canyon, giving the park the distinction of having the world's largest concentration of hoodoos. —Catherine Garcia, theweek, 10 May 2024

After a day full of scenic family photo ops in front of the famous crimson pinnacles and hoodoos, make childhood dreams come true by sleeping under the stars in a glamping tent at Under Canvas Bryce Canyon. —Lindsay Cohn, Parents, 13 May 2024

This form of religious propaganda is why generational fear has been passed down in connection to openly discussing practices like hoodoo, conjure, and rootwork – practices associated with African spirituality. —Essence, 28 Mar. 2024