HOOEY Synonyms: 105 Similar and Opposite Words

hooey

noun

ˈhü-ē

Definition of hooey

as in nonsense

language, behavior, or ideas that are absurd and contrary to good sense stories about the inn being haunted are just a lot of hooey

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Recent Examples of hooey But 1990's Ghost, which is barely half-good, pulls this sort of New Age hooey better. — Chris Nashawaty, Entertainment Weekly, 13 June 2026 Cinderella Man is unalloyed emotional manipulation, and while the cast all dig into the maudlin hooey — Paul Giamatti is especially good as the crusty trainer — nothing here has the spark of real life. — Will Leitch, Vulture, 22 Aug. 2025 The old line about the 28 gauge having a square load is hooey. — Ron Spomer, Outdoor Life, 11 Dec. 2019 Indeed, some devices are more powerful than others, and a few are just plain hooey. — Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019 But as comforting as a toddy may be, the notion of a dose of booze as a cold cure has always struck me as a load of hooey. — M. Carrie Allan, charlotteobserver, 23 Jan. 2018 The scene where Skerrett has a highland fling with a blond, bearded hunk is more than a wee bit full of hooey. — David Wiegand, San Francisco Chronicle, 10 Jan. 2018 There was a whole lot of narrative hooey to explain the theme, which mostly had to do with caterpillars becoming butterflies, girls becoming women, et cetera. — Vanessa Friedman, New York Times, 22 Sep. 2017 Contrary to the previous load of hooey dispensed by Junior and the first family, this dude was not a translator. — Charles P. Pierce, Esquire, 18 July 2017

Recent Examples of Synonyms for hooey

Noun

Until recently, that would have sounded like absolute nonsense.

— Zach Harper, New York Times, 30 June 2026
There weren’t meetings with executives about tone and mood and all this nonsense.

— Bryan Alexander, USA Today, 29 June 2026

Definition of nonsense

Noun

California is significant because the state supplies nearly half of the vegetables and more than three-quarters of the fruits and nuts eaten in the United States.

— Sandee LaMotte, CNN Money, 10 July 2026
Cashews and walnuts also contribute, alongside brazil nuts and pine nuts.

— Lauren Jarvis-Gibson July 9, Sacbee.com, 9 July 2026

Definition of nuts

Noun

Instead, rival parties united in dismissing his actions as a stunt, leaving his only opponent to be a garbage-can wearing comedian whose policies include forcing rule-breaking cyclists to ride unicycles.

— Billy Stockwell, CNN Money, 9 July 2026
Using a plastic bag to collect the soil and disposing of it in the garbage — not green yard waste bins — will help to reduce the spread of airborne chemicals.

— Christopher Buchanan, Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2026

Definition of garbage

Noun

Frankly, turning it off and listening to the soundbar in normal stereo sounds flat, uninteresting, muddy, and just blah after getting used to SuperWide.

— Joe Salas July 07, New Atlas, 8 July 2026
Designer-caliber shoes, stretchy jeans, and effortless dresses are all at the forefront of our wardrobes, along with plenty more styles that instantly elevate even the most blah outfits.

— Olivia Cigliano, InStyle, 6 July 2026

Definition of blah

Noun

Only construction waste will be accepted at the landfill such as, brush and rubbish, concrete, brick, rock, wood, paper, plastics, cardboard and roofing shingles and tiles.

— Elizabeth Campbell, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 1 July 2026
So where does the rubbish come from?

— Jasmin Malik Chua, Footwear News, 8 June 2026

Definition of rubbish

Noun

Minions & Monsters kept its familiar chaos intact, but its turn toward sentiment may have left behind some of the pure silliness that built its core audience at home.

— David Deal, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026
Karaoke, whether at a public bar or in one of the private rooms available in most cities, is commitment-free silliness and one of the easiest ways to shake off a long week.

— Hanna Wickes, Sacbee.com, 1 July 2026

Definition of silliness

Noun

Is there a level of insanity, vitriol and stupidity that is infiltrating almost every aspect of our modern society, regardless of your political or religious views?

— Joe Kinsey OutKick, FOXNews.com, 4 July 2026
Warm, fuzzy feelings for noble stupidity are an American thing, especially in politics.

— The New Yorker, New Yorker, 4 July 2026

Definition of stupidity

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