Synonyms for drivel
- noun
- verb
Most common
Synonyms by meaning
Noun
1. Twaddle — nonsense; senseless talk
non-sense, twaddle, balderdash, gibberish, blather, stuff and nonsense, piffle, garbage US AU CA, tripe UK, hogwash, gobbledygook informal US, gobbledegook UK, babble, prattle, rubbish UK, malarkey informal UK US IE, dribble, jargon, absurdity, baloney US AU, mumbo-jumbo, bosh, ramble
Verb
Definitions
- n. 1
Nonsense; senseless talk.
- v. 1
To talk nonsense; to talk senselessly; to drool.
Related words
- Word family
- drivellous driveller
Example sentences
- gibberish Kalman started yelling some deep-throated gibberish.
- twaddle Personally, I think it's a load of twaddle.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| drivel | rising | |
| gibberish | rising | |
| twaddle | steady | |
| balderdash | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- bosh1, dote1
- 5 letters
- drool1, tripe1
- 6 letters
- saliva3, jargon2, ramble2, babble2, slaver, mander2, piffle
- 7 letters
- garbage2, rubbish2, dribble2, baloney3, hogwash2, blather2, prattle2, slobber2, twaddle2, slabber
- 8 letters
- malarkey3
- 9 letters
- absurdity4, gibberish3
- 10 letters
- balderdash3
- 12 letters
- gobbledygook4, gobbledegook
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (saliva3 = 3 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- niaiserie