nonsense
578
2.5
- noun
- /ˈnɑːnˌsɛns/
:
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- Children were required to repeat each nonsense word out loud.
- make nonsense of
- sense and nonsense
- produce nonsense
I think it's all nonsense, but ingenious nonsense.
- I think it's all nonsense, but ingenious nonsense.
- Like all that stuff, all that nonsense was just gone, right.
- Will anybody make sense of all of this nonsense for me?
- They thought the cultural explanations were nonsense, Francona says.
- This is the same nonsense that Kellyanne Conway made-up.
- And as a result of this inflation nonsense, now you have Mr.
- All metaphysics is in essence nonsense according to Error.
- And it's just absolute nonsense and just shite.
- And President Obama has repeated this nonsense himself.
- What does that tell us about the sense or nonsense of gendered categories?
- They don't want people going on there talking nonsense and that's all it is, nonsense.
Examples
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I think it's all nonsense, but ingenious nonsense.
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I wonder how he feels about all of this nonsense being played out on Twitter.
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Will anybody make sense of all of this nonsense for me?
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There is so much nonsense in this type of testing.
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All right, that is enough of this nonsense, and I mean enough!
Fiction book (1991) -
But, you know, a lot of that is nonsense because talk is cheap.
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How much longer must we go on with this nonsense?
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Tell me if any of this is nonsense or doesn't track.
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I can't handle any nonsense.
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The teacher asked the students to avoid writing nonsense in their essays.
Synonyms
∞
8.5
Words that are false or useless
265
7.0
Words that sound impressive but have little real meaning
246
1.6
Useless or silly information, for example in unwanted emails
102
3.1
Words or writing that have no value
49
2.5
Talk or writing that is not true and not useful
48
7.5
Talk that is not true or is silly
45
7.2
Speech or writing that does not make sense
22
6.7
Nonsense talk that is not true
21
8.3
Confusing talk that hides the truth or tries to impress people
16
7.4
Untrue or silly talk that people should not believe
16
3.5
Unimportant words in writing or speech
15
9.9
Silly talk that is not true
13
7.5
Words that are silly or useless
13
8.8
Talk that is not true and tries to trick people
11
8.4
Talk that is foolish and has little meaning
10
9.9
Silly talk that is not true
9
9.9
Confusing speech or writing full of technical words that most people cannot understand
9
8.4
Silly or untrue talk that is not serious
8
9.9
Nonsense language that sounds like real speech but has no clear meaning
5
8.7
Silly talk about unimportant things
5
8.6
Silly, unimportant talk that has no meaning
5
9.3
Nonsense ideas or stories that are not true
3
8.9
Silly talk or ideas that are not true
3
9.9
A silly idea or story that is not true
3
5.1
Talk that has no real meaning and is not useful
1
9.8
Language that is hard to understand because it uses many difficult words or nonsense
1
9.3
Meaningless words or writing that confuse people
1
9.9
Talk that is false and meant to fool or impress people
1
6.6
Silly talk that is not true or useful
1
4.3
Words that sound important but have no real meaning or action
1
6.0
Things people say that are completely untrue or pointless
1
9.9
Foolish talk or ideas that are unimportant and silly
1
9.9
Worthless or silly talk that has no useful ideas
1
9.9
Talk that is false and not worth listening to
Words or ideas that are complete nonsense and worthless
Talk that is false and makes no sense
A silly or meaningless remark that is not serious
Antonyms
Idioms
Compounds
- Slang
Unclear, complicated ideas that are hard to understand and not practical
- Slang
Ideas not based on science and lacking evidence, often about ghosts or miracle cures
How Nonsensical
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Nonsense breaks into non- 'not' and sense 'meaning', so it literally means 'not meaning'. Think of a sentence that 'does not make sense' and you will know what nonsense means.