Synonyms of jazz

jazz

noun

ˈjaz 

as in nuts

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

don't give me that jazz about how you didn't know that it was illegal

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of jazz

The busy bar is surrounded by couples sipping cocktails and jazz music plays gently in the background. — Irenie Forshaw, TheWeek, 5 Nov. 2026

In the Crossroads and Downtown Although the historic district remains central to Kansas City’s jazz identity, several establishments throughout the city provide regular opportunities to enjoy live performances. — Kansas City Star, 5 Nov. 2026

At Hill Street bar, close to the downtown criminal courthouse where McKinney has built his career, supporters swayed to smooth jazz and Top 40 radio hits, nursing cocktails and betraying no reaction to the dismal early returns. — Sonja Sharp, Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2026

This is punctured by a wailing refrain from Lyons, whose runs serve as a continual anchor to the jazz tradition throughout his time with Taylor. — Levi Dayan, Pitchfork, 3 Nov. 2026

Phrases Containing jazz

• jazz (up)