Synonyms for flummery
All synonyms
Noun
1. Balderdash
non-sense, balderdash, rigmarole, rigamarole US, stuff, trash, rubbish, rant, fudge, jargon, babble, drivel, mumbo-jumbo, prattle, palaver, twaddle, skimble-skamble, galimatias, blah, absurdity, gibberish, bosh, humbug
Other
clap-trap, sowens UK, jive, mummery, moon-shine, flap doodle, fol de rol
Definitions
- n. 1
A custard; any of several bland, gelatinous foodstuffs, usually made from stewed fruit and thickened with oatmeal, cornstarch or flour.
Forms
- Plural
- flummeries → rigmaroles, stuffs, trashes, rubbishes…
Example sentences
- trash Yanni's house is full of trash and smells of mold.
- jive Funky music, fellas! Let's jive!
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| flummery | rising | |
| trash | rising | |
| balderdash | steady | |
| rigmarole | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- blah1, rant1, jive1, bosh1
- 5 letters
- stuff1, trash1, fudge1
- 6 letters
- jargon2, babble2, drivel2, humbug2, sowens
- 7 letters
- rubbish2, prattle2, palaver, twaddle2, mummery
- 9 letters
- absurdity4, gibberish3, rigmarole
- 10 letters
- balderdash3, rigamarole, galimatias
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (jargon2 = 2 syllables).