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Synonyms for hot air

  • noun

Most common

rhetoric chatter blather twaddle clap-trap

All synonyms

Noun

1. Palaver

palaver, empty words informal, rhetoric, gossip, chatter, blather, prattle, twaddle

Other

balloon juice informal, clap-trap

Definitions

  1. n. 1

    Air that has been heated, especially so as to function as the lifting agent of a hot-air balloon.

    The balloon was equipped with a burner to create hot air for lift.

Example sentences

  • rhetoric The homophobic rhetoric has declined over the years.
  • chatter She finds comfort in silence rather than chatter.
  • blather I hope they're not going to blather on for too long.
  • twaddle Personally, I think it's a load of twaddle.

By length

6 letters
gossip2
7 letters
chatter2, palaver, blather2, prattle2, twaddle2
8 letters
rhetoric3

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (gossip2 = 2 syllables).