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as in garbage
language, behavior, or ideas that are absurd and contrary to good sense
told the little brat to stop his mischievous nonsense and start behaving properly the discussion about building a time machine was complete nonsense a hundred years ago, the idea that man could walk on the moon was regarded as impractical nonsense
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as in babble
unintelligible or meaningless talk
when you talk with your mouth full of food, everything just comes out as nonsense
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Recent Examples of nonsense
However, like all online nonsense, there’s a grain of truth in it.
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Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2025
Sarah mumbles some nonsense and changes the subject.
—Alice Burton, Vulture, 28 July 2025
That’s the kind of unsupported nonsense Floridians should reject, without solid evidence to back it up.
—Orlando Sentinel, The Orlando Sentinel, 26 July 2025
Researchers observed dogs' brain activity using a non-invasive technique, comparing their responses to three types of words: familiar commands, similar-sounding nonsense words, and completely unrelated nonsense words.
—Lucy Notarantonio, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 July 2025
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Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2025
Sarah mumbles some nonsense and changes the subject.
—Alice Burton, Vulture, 28 July 2025
That’s the kind of unsupported nonsense Floridians should reject, without solid evidence to back it up.
—Orlando Sentinel, The Orlando Sentinel, 26 July 2025
Researchers observed dogs' brain activity using a non-invasive technique, comparing their responses to three types of words: familiar commands, similar-sounding nonsense words, and completely unrelated nonsense words.
—Lucy Notarantonio, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for nonsense
Recent Examples of Synonyms for nonsense
Noun
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New York City has already begun working with neighborhood groups and activating organizations who sign up to be notified before a big rain to clean debris like falling leaves and garbage from the sewer drains in their community.—
Amy Chester,
New York Daily News,
6 Aug. 2025
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Check garbage collection schedules in Ohio Ohio's bigger cities won't see garbage trucks on Labor Day.—
Mariyam Muhammad,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
4 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Use it to find and retrieve stray nuts or bolts in any crevice.—
Nora Colomer,
FOXNews.com,
30 Mar. 2025
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Without that pollination, almond trees produce only 200 pounds of nuts per acre.—
Kerry Breen,
CBS News,
29 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Trump prattles on about the economy while the actors freeze behind him in their ancient Galilee garb.—
Rosa Escandon,
Forbes.com,
13 Apr. 2025
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She was getting winded on our walk, and her prattle was broken up by heavy breaths.—
Joshua Cohen,
The New Yorker,
13 Oct. 2024
Noun
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That means subway rumbles, office chatter, and café chaos all fade into the background.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
6 Aug. 2025
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For years, there has been chatter among technologists in national security circles about the need to improve software delivery in the federal government.—
Lisa Umberger,
Forbes.com,
4 Aug. 2025
Noun
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The new law also applies to vehicles used to transport garbage, rubbish, trash or debris.—
Mary Murphy,
Twin Cities,
30 July 2025
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When the house was done being used, ancient people cut a hole through the floor and dug the pit, then filled it with domestic rubbish.—
Irene Wright,
Miami Herald,
9 June 2025
Noun
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Economists ascribe an inflationary quality to borrowing which implies impressive market stupidity.—
John Tamny,
Forbes.com,
10 Aug. 2025
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Amid all the looming consciousness that our time on earth is precious, there are also specials unerringly devoted to utter stupidity, and even the comedians fixated on mortality are delivering life-affirming material, too.—
Kathryn VanArendonk,
Vulture,
6 Aug. 2025
Noun
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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
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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
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Crawford’s call-up would come off the heels of a trade-deadline performance that left Phillie-Land feeling a little blah.—
Anthony Stitt,
Forbes.com,
1 Aug. 2025
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Transforming from blah to ’90s bombshell bouncy just takes a few good products and tips.—
Catharine Malzahn,
Glamour,
25 July 2025
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“Nonsense.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nonsense. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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