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Synonyms for jabberwocky

  • noun
  • adjective

Most common

non-sense jargon gibberish drivel flap doodle mumbo-jumbo jabber

Synonyms by meaning

Noun

non-sense, jargon, gibberish, drivel, jabber, prattle, gobbledygook informal US, gobbledegook UK, flap doodle, mumbo-jumbo, rubbish UK, clap-trap, babble, humbug, hogwash, blather, twaddle, balderdash, rigmarole, rigamarole US, piffle, gibber, flummery, galimatias, skimble-skamble, fudge dated, bunkum dated

Adjective

1. Valueless — meaningless, worthless

no-good, valueless, rubbishy

2. Ridiculous — absurd, nonsense, nonsensical

ridiculous, ludicrous, preposterous

Antonyms

valuable

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Definitions

  1. n. 1

    Invented or meaningless language; nonsense.

  2. adj. 1

    meaningless, worthless

  3. adj. 2

    absurd, nonsense, nonsensical

Related words

Other spellings
jabborwocky

Forms

Plural
jabberwockies → jargons, gibberishes, drivels, jabbers…

Example sentences

  • jargon All this technical jargon is gibberish to me.
  • gibberish Kalman started yelling some deep-throated gibberish.
  • drivel Such drivel. And to top it off, you believe her?

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
jabberwockyrising
jargonsteady
gibberishrising
drivelrising

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

5 letters
fudge1
6 letters
jargon2, babble2, drivel2, humbug2, jabber, piffle, gibber, bunkum
7 letters
rubbish2, hogwash2, prattle2, blather2, twaddle2
8 letters
flummery, rubbishy
9 letters
ludicrous3, gibberish3, valueless3, rigmarole
10 letters
ridiculous4, balderdash3, rigamarole, galimatias
12 letters
preposterous4, gobbledygook4, gobbledegook

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (jargon2 = 2 syllables).