Synonyms for stuff
- noun
- verb
Most common
non-sense junk twaddle balderdash gist paraphernalia clobber
Synonyms by meaning
Noun
1. Shit — refuse or worthless matter; hence, also, foolish or irrational language
non-sense, trash US, rubbish UK, twaddle, junk, garbage US AU CA, malarkey informal UK US IE, balderdash, poppycock informal, jargon, drivel, hogwash, baloney US AU, moon-shine, meat, tripe UK, bunk, piffle, refuse, rot, jazz, traps
3. Material — the tangible substance that goes into the makeup of a physical object. A material for making clothing; any…
material, substance, raw material, cloth, body, fabric, tissue
Other
matter, paraphernalia, goods, pack, pac US, gist, clobber, stow, makings, heart, pith, kernel, marrow
Verb
1. Gorge
gorge, glut, over-eat, cram, over-indulge, binge, surfeit, satiate, overfeed, pig out slang, gormandize rare, gormandise UK, gourmandise UK
3. Feed one's face — to eat, especially in a hearty or greedy manner
feed one's face informal, fill one's face, fill
Definitions
- n. 1
The tangible substance that goes into the makeup of a physical object. A material for making clothing; any woven textile, but especially a woollen fabric.
- n. 2
Used as placeholder, usually for material of unknown type or name.
Can I have some of that stuff on my ice-cream sundae?
- v. 1
To eat, especially in a hearty or greedy manner.
She sits on the sofa all day, watching TV and stuffing herself with cream buns.
- v. 2
To sexually penetrate.
His wife came home early and found him on the couch stuffing the maid.
Related words
Example sentences
- junk There's nothing in here but a lot of useless junk.
- twaddle Personally, I think it's a load of twaddle.
- gist Did I understand the gist of the question correctly?
- paraphernalia Sami found drug paraphernalia in Layla's bag.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| stuff | rising | |
| junk | rising | |
| twaddle | steady | |
| balderdash | steady | |
| gist | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 3 letters
- ram1, pac1, rot1, lug1
- 4 letters
- body2, fuck1, drug1, pack1, meat1, fill1, gear1, root1, jazz1, junk1, dope1, bunk1, gist1, stow1
- 5 letters
- thing1, heart1, press1, block1, crowd1, goods1, trash1, screw1, cloth1, traps1, shove1, binge1, gorge1, farce1
- 6 letters
- things1, matter2, refuse2, tissue2, fabric2, thrust1, kernel2, marrow2, jargon2, thingy2, drivel2, piffle
- 7 letters
- garbage2, rubbish2, squeeze1, stopper2, makings2, baloney3, hogwash2, clobber2, surfeit2, satiate, twaddle2
- 8 letters
- material4, malarkey3, overfeed3
- 9 letters
- substance2, poppycock3
- 10 letters
- balderdash3, gormandize, gormandise
- 11 letters
- gourmandise
- 13 letters
- paraphernalia5
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (body2 = 2 syllables).