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Synonyms for fiddle-faddle

  • noun
  • adjective

Most common

fudge drivel balderdash rigmarole non-sense clap-trap mumbo-jumbo

All synonyms

Noun

1. Balderdash

balderdash, stuff, rubbish, fudge, drivel, prattle, rigmarole, rigamarole US, piffle, blah, jargon, absurdity, gibberish, babble, humbug, malarkey informal, hogwash, jabber, blather, palaver, twaddle, gobbledygook informal US, gobbledegook UK, gibber

Other

non-sense, clap-trap, mumbo-jumbo, flap doodle, fol de rol

Adjective

idle, trivial

Definitions

  1. n. 1

    nonsense

    I can understand why people read horoscopes, but for me it's a bunch of fiddle-faddle.

  2. adj. 1

    Trifling; dallying; inclined to fuss about trifles.

Example sentences

  • fudge "Get out!" "What the fudge! Are you kidding me?"
  • drivel Such drivel. And to top it off, you believe her?

By length

4 letters
blah1, idle2
5 letters
stuff1, fudge1
6 letters
jargon2, babble2, drivel2, humbug2, jabber, piffle, gibber
7 letters
rubbish2, trivial3, hogwash2, prattle2, blather2, palaver, twaddle2
8 letters
malarkey3
9 letters
absurdity4, gibberish3, rigmarole
10 letters
balderdash3, rigamarole
12 letters
gobbledygook4, gobbledegook

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (idle2 = 2 syllables).