Synonyms for bunk
- noun
- verb
Most common
hogwash meaninglessness hokum balderdash bed berth feed bunk
Synonyms by meaning
Noun
1. Bunkum — bunkum; senseless talk, nonsense
non-sense, hogwash, hokum, stuff, bullshit, balderdash, rubbish, rot, malarkey informal, guff, piffle, bull, blah, jazz, meaninglessness, prattle, buncombe, nonsensicality, baloney, drivel, eyewash, fudge
Verb
1. Escape
escape, high-tail it, turn tail, break away, run, fly the coop, lam, scat, scarper slang UK
Other
Definitions
- n. 1
Bunkum; senseless talk, nonsense.
What she said about me was total bunk. Don't believe a word.
- v. 1
To occupy a bunk.
Due to bed shortages, Jeff and Paul had to bunk together.
Example sentences
- hogwash I think that's a lot of hogwash.
- bed There's nothing to do, so I may as well go to bed.
- berth Whenever she sees me, she gives me a wide berth.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| bunk | rising | |
| hogwash | steady | |
| meaninglessness | steady | |
| hokum | steady | |
| balderdash | steady | |
| bed | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 3 letters
- run1, bed1, rot1, lam1
- 4 letters
- beat1, bull1, jazz1, blah1, scat1, guff1
- 5 letters
- stuff1, berth1, fudge1, hokum2
- 6 letters
- escape2, drivel2, piffle
- 7 letters
- rubbish2, baloney3, hogwash2, prattle2, eyewash, scarper
- 8 letters
- bullshit2, malarkey3, buncombe
- 10 letters
- balderdash3
- 14 letters
- nonsensicality
- 15 letters
- meaninglessness
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (hokum2 = 2 syllables).