Synonyms for jive

Most common

bullshit · flummery · swing · jazz

All synonyms

Noun

Definitions

1. n. 1

   Synonym of bullshit: patent nonsense, transparently deceptive talk.

   Don’t give me that jive. I know where you were last night.

Related words

Word family

jive-ass jiver

Phrases

jive turkey

Forms

Plural

jives → flummeries, jazzes, swings…

Example sentences

• bullshit I know you don't have the money—don't bullshit me!
• swing "I am too old to swing on branches," said the boy.
• jazz Apart from sports, I like listening to jazz music.

Popularity over time

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

By length

4 letters

jazz¹

5 letters

swing¹

8 letters

bullshit², flummery

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (bullshit² = 2 syllables).