BUNCOMBE Synonyms
There are 2 hypernyms of the word buncombe. (close relations)
Best Alternative Words for BUNCOMBE
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bunkum | nounn | |||||||
noun • unacceptable behavior (especially ludicrously false statements) | ||||||||
hogwash | nounn | |||||||
noun • unacceptable behavior (especially ludicrously false statements) | ||||||||
balderdash | nounn | |||||||
noun • trivial nonsense | ||||||||
baloney | nounn | |||||||
noun • pretentious or silly talk or writing | ||||||||
bilge | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • water accumulated in the bilge of a ship • where the sides of the vessel curve in to form the bottom verb • cause to leak • take in water at the bilge | ||||||||
blarney | nounn | |||||||
noun • flattery designed to gain favor verb • influence or urge by gentle urging, caressing, or flattering | ||||||||
blather | verbv | |||||||
noun • foolish gibberish verb • to talk foolishly | ||||||||
claptrap | nounn | |||||||
noun • pompous or pretentious talk or writing | ||||||||
codswallop | nounn | |||||||
noun • nonsensical talk or writing | ||||||||
drivel | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a worthless message • saliva spilling from the mouth verb • let saliva drivel from the mouth | ||||||||
dross | nounn | |||||||
noun • worthless or dangerous material that should be removed • the scum formed by oxidation at the surface of molten metals | ||||||||
garbage | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
noun • food that is discarded (as from a kitchen) • a worthless message • a receptacle where waste can be discarded | ||||||||
gobbledygook | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
noun • incomprehensible or pompous jargon of specialists | ||||||||
hooey | nounn | |||||||
noun • senseless talk | ||||||||
humbug | nounn | |||||||
noun • pretentious or silly talk or writing • communication (written or spoken) intended to deceive • something intended to deceive; deliberate trickery intended to gain an advantage verb • trick or deceive | ||||||||
malarkey | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
noun • empty rhetoric or insincere or exaggerated talk | ||||||||
nonsense | nounn | |||||||
noun • a message that seems to convey no meaning • ornamental objects of no great value adjective satellite • having no intelligible meaning | ||||||||
piffle | nounn | |||||||
noun • trivial nonsense verb • speak (about unimportant matters) rapidly and incessantly • act in a trivial or ineffective way | ||||||||
poppycock | nounn | |||||||
noun • senseless talk | ||||||||
tomfoolery | nounn | |||||||
noun • foolish or senseless behavior | ||||||||