Synonyms of malarkey

malarkey

noun

mə-ˈlär-kē 

variants also malarky

as in nonsense

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

the old lady declared that everything politicians say is pure malarkey

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of malarkey

There’s novelty but not much else with this musical about two vaudevillian sisters who hoof it to Broadway and find showtunes, out-of-nowhere story interludes that don’t fit and a ton of romantic malarkey. —Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 27 Feb. 2025

None of that naloxone up the schnozz and a quick 911 call malarkey here, kids. —Henry Everingham, SPIN, 17 Oct. 2024

That confusing, round-robin, group-style Olympic basketball malarkey is over! —Zach Harper, The Athletic, 5 Aug. 2024

Will the 49ers go with the best-player-available malarkey from the draft or select players to fit specific roster needs? —Cam Inman, The Mercury News, 2 Apr. 2024