idle words

Examples

• All

• Don't waste my time with your idle words; I want to hear the truth.

• The politician's speech was full of idle words but lacked real solutions.

• His promises were just idle words.

• Don't listen to her idle words!

• The politician's promise turned out to be just idle words with no real plan behind it.

• After the argument, they exchanged idle words and didn't really mean anything they said.

• During the meeting, he filled the time with idle words instead of addressing the real issues.

Synonyms

R

rhetoric

vsidle words

265 7.0

Words that sound impressive but have little real meaning

highlights general insincerity without the formal persuasive style

M

malarkey

vsidle words

• Informal

13 8.8

Talk that is not true and tries to trick people

stresses deliberate insincerity and emptiness rather than playful nonsense

B

blah

vsidle words

• Informal

5 9.3

Words or ideas that sound important but have little real meaning

focuses on emptiness and lack of sincerity rather than pompous tone

P

prattle

vsidle words

5 8.7

Silly talk about unimportant things

is about empty insincere remarks rather than childish tone

E

empty words

vsidle words

3 5.1

Talk that has no real meaning and is not useful

is broader, focusing on insincerity rather than only lack of meaning

I

idle talk

vsidle words

1 5.8

Casual talk about small, unimportant things, often gossip

points to insincere or empty statements rather than mere triviality

E

empty talk

vsidle words

1 4.3

Words that sound important but have no real meaning or action

emphasizes insincerity and lack of substance rather than only low value

How Sincere

heartfelt speech

1 3.7

idle words

1 8.0

lip service

• Informal

20 4.7

empty words

3 5.1

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology