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HOGWASH Synonyms

There are 15 synonyms of the word hogwash. (exact relations)
There are 20 hypernyms of the word hogwash. (close relations)

Best Alternative Words for HOGWASH

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nonsense
nounn
noun

• a message that seems to convey no meaning

• ornamental objects of no great value

adjective satellite

• having no intelligible meaning

balderdash
nounn
noun

• trivial nonsense

claptrap
nounn
noun

• pompous or pretentious talk or writing

malarkey
noun, adjectiven, adj
noun

• empty rhetoric or insincere or exaggerated talk

poppycock
nounn
noun

• senseless talk

tomfoolery
nounn
noun

• foolish or senseless behavior

twaddle
nounn
noun

• pretentious or silly talk or writing

verb

• speak (about unimportant matters) rapidly and incessantly

slop
verb, nounv, n
noun

• wet feed (especially for pigs) consisting of mostly kitchen waste mixed with water or skimmed or sour milk

• deep soft mud in water or slush

• (usually plural) waste water from a kitchen or bathroom or chamber pot that has to be emptied by hand

• (usually plural) weak or watery unappetizing food or drink

• writing or music that is excessively sweet and sentimental

verb

• cause or allow (a liquid substance) to run or flow from a container

• walk through mud or mire

• ladle clumsily

• feed pigs

slops
nounn
noun

• wet feed (especially for pigs) consisting of mostly kitchen waste mixed with water or skimmed or sour milk

• cheap clothing (as formerly issued to sailors in Britain)

swill
verb, nounv, n
noun

• wet feed (especially for pigs) consisting of mostly kitchen waste mixed with water or skimmed or sour milk

verb

• feed pigs

• drink large quantities of (liquid, especially alcoholic drink)

buncombe
nounn
noun

• unacceptable behavior (especially ludicrously false statements)

bunk
verb, nounv, n
noun

• a long trough for feeding cattle

• a bed on a ship or train; usually in tiers

• a rough bed (as at a campsite)

• unacceptable behavior (especially ludicrously false statements)

• a message that seems to convey no meaning

• beds built one above the other

verb

• avoid paying

• provide with a bunk

• flee; take to one's heels; cut and run

bunkum
nounn
noun

• unacceptable behavior (especially ludicrously false statements)

guff
verb, nounv, n
noun

• unacceptable behavior (especially ludicrously false statements)

rot
verb, nounv, n
noun

• a state of decay usually accompanied by an offensive odor

• (biology) the process of decay caused by bacterial or fungal action

• unacceptable behavior (especially ludicrously false statements)

verb

• break down

• become physically weaker

Best Hypernyms For HOGWASH

Here is a list of related hypernyms for hogwash, these are close relations that fall within the same topic. Most relevant words are highlighted and in order.
Words (19)
drivel balderdash baloney bosh bunk claptrap codswallop flimflam garbage gibberish gobbledygook hooey humbug malarkey nonsense poppycock tripe twaddle horsefeathers
Phrases (1)
mumbo jumbo

Alternatives for NONSENSE

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