balderdash

The word “balderdash” has 3 syllables: bal-der-dash

It's pronounced as /ˈbɔːldərˌdæʃ/


What is synonym and antonym for balderdash?

In the thesaurus, “balderdash” has 95 synonyms and 13 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for balderdash along with examples of usage in sentences.


Synonyms for balderdash

  • absurdity
  • absurdness
  • applesauce
  • asininity
  • baloney
  • beans
  • bilge
  • blah
  • blah-blah
  • blarney
  • blather
  • blatherskite
  • blither
  • boloney
  • bosh
  • bull
  • buncombe
  • bunk
  • bunkum
  • claptrap
  • codswallop
  • crapola
  • craziness
  • crock
  • double-talk
  • drivel
  • drool
  • falderal
  • fatuity
  • fiddle
  • fiddle-faddle
  • fiddlesticks
  • flannel
  • flapdoodle
  • flummery
  • folderol
  • folly
  • foolery
  • foolishness
  • fudge
  • fustian
  • garbage
  • gas
  • greek
  • guff
  • hocus-pocus
  • hogwash
  • hoity-toity
  • hokeypokey
  • hokum
  • hoodoo
  • hooey
  • horsefeathers
  • hot air
  • humbug
  • humbuggery
  • idiocy
  • imbecility
  • inaneness
  • inanity
  • insanity
  • jargon
  • jazz
  • kookiness
  • lunacy
  • madness
  • malarkey
  • malarky
  • monkey business
  • moonshine
  • muck
  • nerts
  • nonsense
  • nuts
  • piffle
  • poppycock
  • punk
  • rigamarole
  • rigmarole
  • rot
  • rubbish
  • senselessness
  • silliness
  • slush
  • stupidity
  • taradiddle
  • tarradiddle
  • tomfoolery
  • tommyrot
  • tosh
  • trash
  • tripe
  • trumpery
  • twaddle
  • witlessness

Antonyms for balderdash

Meanings of balderdash

  • noun
    1. Senseless talk or writing; nonsense.
    2. A worthless mixture, especially of liquors.
    3. Obscene language or writing.
  • verb
    1. To mix or adulterate.

Example Sentences

  • He dismissed the politician's claims as mere balderdash without any evidence to support them.
  • Despite the professor's assertions, many students regarded his theories as balderdash.
  • The book was filled with balderdash and pseudoscience, lacking any credible sources or research.
  • Don't believe everything you read online, there's a lot of balderdash masquerading as facts.
  • The comedian's routine was filled with witty retorts and clever balderdash that kept the audience laughing throughout the show.

On this page you'll find 108 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to balderdash, such as: absurdity, absurdness, applesauce, asininity, baloney, beans, bilge.

Make sure to choose synonyms and antonyms that are appropriate for the context of the sentence.

Related Words

baloney

  • absurdity
  • absurdness
  • applesauce
  • asininity
  • balderdash
  • beans
  • bilge
  • blah
  • blah-blah
  • blarney
  • blather
  • blatherskite
  • blither
  • bosh
  • bull
  • buncombe
  • bunk
  • bunkum
  • claptrap
  • codswallop
  • crapola
  • craziness
  • crock
  • double-talk
  • drivel
  • drool
  • falderal
  • fatuity
  • fiddle
  • fiddle-faddle
  • fiddlesticks
  • flannel
  • flapdoodle
  • folderol
  • folly
  • foolery
  • foolishness
  • fudge
  • garbage
  • gas
  • greek
  • guff
  • hocus-pocus
  • hogwash
  • hoity-toity
  • hokeypokey
  • hokum
  • hoodoo
  • hooey
  • horsefeathers
  • hot air
  • humbug
  • humbuggery
  • idiocy
  • imbecility
  • inaneness
  • inanity
  • insanity
  • jazz
  • kookiness
  • lunacy
  • madness
  • malarkey
  • malarky
  • monkey business
  • moonshine
  • muck
  • nerts
  • nonsense
  • nuts
  • piffle
  • poppycock
  • punk
  • rigamarole
  • rigmarole
  • rot
  • rubbish
  • senselessness
  • silliness
  • slush
  • stupidity
  • taradiddle
  • tarradiddle
  • tomfoolery
  • tommyrot
  • tosh
  • trash
  • trumpery
  • twaddle
  • witlessness

falderal

  • absurdity
  • absurdness
  • applesauce
  • asininity
  • balderdash
  • baloney
  • beans
  • bilge
  • blah
  • blah-blah
  • blarney
  • blather
  • blatherskite
  • blither
  • boloney
  • bosh
  • bull
  • buncombe
  • bunk
  • bunkum
  • claptrap
  • codswallop
  • crapola
  • craziness
  • crock
  • double-talk
  • drivel
  • drool
  • fatuity
  • fiddle
  • fiddle-faddle
  • fiddlesticks
  • flannel
  • flapdoodle
  • folly
  • foolery
  • foolishness
  • fudge
  • garbage
  • gas
  • gibberish
  • gobbledygook
  • greek
  • guff
  • hocus-pocus
  • hogwash
  • hoity-toity
  • hokeypokey
  • hokum
  • hoodoo
  • hooey
  • horse feathers
  • horsefeathers
  • hot air
  • humbug
  • humbuggery
  • idiocy
  • imbecility
  • inaneness
  • inanity
  • insanity
  • jazz
  • kookiness
  • lunacy
  • madness
  • malarkey
  • malarky
  • monkey business
  • moonshine
  • muck
  • nerts
  • nonsense
  • nuts
  • piffle
  • poppycock
  • punk
  • rigamarole
  • rigmarole
  • rot
  • rubbish
  • senselessness
  • silliness
  • slush
  • stupidity
  • taradiddle
  • tarradiddle
  • tomfoolery
  • tommyrot
  • tosh
  • trash
  • trumpery
  • twaddle
  • witlessness

garbage

  • absurdity
  • absurdness
  • applesauce
  • asininity
  • balderdash
  • baloney
  • beans
  • bilge
  • bits and pieces
  • blah
  • blah-blah
  • blarney
  • blather
  • blatherskite
  • blither
  • boloney
  • bosh
  • bull
  • buncombe
  • bunk
  • bunkum
  • castoff
  • chaff
  • claptrap
  • codswallop
  • crapola
  • craziness
  • crock
  • crud
  • cull
  • deadwood
  • debris
  • detritus
  • discard
  • double-talk
  • dreck
  • dregs
  • drek
  • drivel
  • drool
  • dross
  • dump
  • dust
  • effluvia
  • effluvium
  • falderal
  • fatuity
  • fiddle
  • fiddle-faddle
  • fiddlesticks
  • filth
  • flannel
  • flapdoodle
  • flotsam
  • folderol
  • folly
  • foolery
  • foolishness
  • fudge
  • gas
  • greek
  • guff
  • hand-me-down
  • hocus-pocus
  • hogwash
  • hoity-toity
  • hokeypokey
  • hokum
  • hoodoo
  • hooey
  • horsefeathers
  • hot air
  • humbug
  • humbuggery
  • idiocy
  • imbecility
  • inaneness
  • inanity
  • insanity
  • jazz
  • jetsam
  • junk
  • kookiness
  • litter
  • lumber
  • lunacy
  • madness
  • malarkey
  • malarky
  • monkey business
  • moonshine
  • muck
  • nerts
  • nonsense
  • nothing
  • nuts
  • odds and ends
  • offal
  • offscouring
  • piffle
  • poppycock
  • punk
  • raffle
  • refuse
  • reject
  • remains
  • riffraff
  • rigamarole
  • rigmarole
  • rot
  • rubbish
  • rubble
  • ruins
  • scrap
  • scrap heap
  • scrapings
  • senselessness
  • sewage
  • silliness
  • slop
  • slush
  • spilth
  • straw
  • stupidity
  • sweepings
  • swill
  • taradiddle
  • tarradiddle
  • throwaway
  • tomfoolery
  • tommyrot
  • tosh
  • trash
  • truck
  • trumpery
  • twaddle
  • two bits
  • wash
  • waste
  • witlessness
  • wreckage

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