Antonyms for nonsense
ˈnɒn sɛns, -sənsnon·sense

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1. nonsenseverb

   Synonyms:
   pooh-pooh, rubbish

2. nonsenseverb

   Letters or words, in writing or speech, that have no meaning or seem to have no meaning.

   After my father had a stroke, every time he tried to talk, it sounded like nonsense.

   Synonyms:
   pooh-pooh, rubbish

3. nonsenseverb

   To attempt to dismiss as nonsense.

   He says that I stole his computer, but that's just nonsense.

   Synonyms:
   rubbish, pooh-pooh

4. nonsenseverb

   To joke around, to waste time

   Synonyms:
   rubbish, pooh-pooh

English Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:2.0 / 1 vote

1. nonsense

   Antonyms:
   axiom, truism

   Synonyms:
   absurdity, contradiction, demonstration, paradox, sophism

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1. nonsense

   Antonyms:
   sense, wisdom, truth, fact, gravity, philosophy, science, reason

   Synonyms:
   absurdity, trash, folly, pretense, jest, balderdash

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1. nonsense, bunk, nonsensicality, meaninglessness, hokumnoun

   a message that seems to convey no meaning

   Antonyms:
   meaningful

   Synonyms:
   folderal, bunkum, hogwash, feed bunk, gimcrack, guff, bunk, frill, trumpery, nonsensicality, buncombe, meaninglessness, built in bed, falderol, hokum, bunk bed, gimcrackery, rot, berth

2. folderal, falderol, frill, gimcrackery, gimcrack, nonsense, trumperyadjective

   ornamental objects of no great value

   Antonyms:
   meaningful

   Synonyms:
   flounce, folderal, gimcrackery, trash, gimcrack, codswallop, bunk, frill, rubbish, wish-wash, trumpery, nonsensicality, meaninglessness, ruff, applesauce, folderol, falderol, hokum, furbelow, ruffle, tripe

3. nonsense(a), nonsensicaladjective

   having no intelligible meaning

   "nonsense syllables"; "a nonsensical jumble of words"

   Antonyms:
   meaningful

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1. nonsensenoun

   Synonyms:
   absurdity, twaddle, bosh, fudge, silliness, balderdash, moonshine, amphigory, rigmarole

How to use nonsense in a sentence?

1. Jan Smuts:

   The idea that the Natives must all be removed and confined in their own kraals is in my opinion the greatest nonsense I have ever heard.

2. Armagan Gulcicek:

   Whatever's necessary should be done. The refugees should be gathered in one spot in my opinion. Everything should be done to ensure everyone's comfort, peace and welfare, let’s put an end to this nonsense.

3. Robert Mueller:

   In general, he conducted an objective investigation and confirmed the absence of any trace and any kind of collusion between Russia and the current administration, which we characterized as nonsense from the get go, we fundamentally do not seek a war with Iran.

4. Geraldo Rivera:

   All you can do with this defund the police nonsense is ignore the fact that you are essentially assigning a third-world existence to a huge segment of the population all in the name of anti-racism.

5. Cory Surla:

   I like that he's a no-nonsense guy, that he's ready to fix the United States.

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