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Synonyms for blah

  • noun
  • adjective
  • interjection

Most common

rant hogwash blather malaise

Synonyms by meaning

Noun

1. Crap — nonsense; drivel; idle, meaningless talk

non-sense, blather, humbug, rant, hogwash, baloney US AU, piffle, guff, bull, malarkey informal UK US IE, rot, bosh, rubbish UK, balderdash, hokum, poppycock informal, moon-shine, tripe UK, bombast, clap-trap, bunk, flap doodle

Other

malaise

Adjective

Interjection

1. Bah — an expression of mild frustration

bah, drat, blast, fie dated

2. Bleh — representing the sound of vomiting

bleh, blech, bleah slang US

Definitions

  1. n. 1

    Nonsense; drivel; idle, meaningless talk.

  2. adj. 1

    Dull; uninteresting; insipid.

    Well, the new restaurant seems nice, but their menu is a little blah.

  3. interj. 1

    An expression of mild frustration.

    Blah! Why can't I get this computer to work!

  4. interj. 2

    Representing the sound of vomiting.

Related words

Phrases
blah-blah blah blah blah
Other spellings
bla

Forms

Plural
blahs → blathers, humbugs, rants, hogwashes…

Example sentences

  • rant It soon became clear the rant was directed at her.
  • hogwash I think that's a lot of hogwash.
  • blather I hope they're not going to blather on for too long.
  • malaise Do you think your feeling of malaise is related to your job?

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
blahrising
rantrising
hogwashsteady
blatherrising
malaiserising

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

3 letters
rot1, bah1, fie1
4 letters
cold1, bull1, dull1, rant1, bunk1, bosh1, bleh, guff1, drat
5 letters
blast1, bland1, tripe1, vapid2, blech1, hokum2, bleah
6 letters
stuffy2, humbug2, stodgy2, piffle
7 letters
rubbish2, tedious3, malaise2, insipid3, prosaic3, baloney3, languid2, hogwash2, humdrum2, bombast2, blather2
8 letters
lifeless2, plodding2, malarkey3
9 letters
soporific, poppycock3
10 letters
pedestrian4, balderdash3, spiritless

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (vapid2 = 2 syllables).

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