What is another word for hokum?
320 synonyms foundPronunciation:
[ hˈə͡ʊkəm], [ hˈəʊkəm], [ h_ˈəʊ_k_ə_m]Table of Contents
Similar words for hokum:- applesauce (noun)
- banality (noun)
- candy (noun)
- communication (noun)
- confection (noun)
- conjuring trick (noun)
- deception (noun)
- double Dutch (noun)
- flattery (noun)
- hogwash (noun)
- incomprehensible talk or writing (noun)
- platitude (noun)
- sentimentality (noun)
- smoke and mirrors (noun)
- other synonyms
- other relevant words
Synonyms for Hokum:
n.
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- invention,
- a tissue of lies,
- white lie,
- lie,
- misinformation,
- half-truth,
- falsehood,
- disinformation,
- untruth,
- fabrication.
- dirt,
- legerdemain,
- cunning,
- beguilement,
- deceitfulness,
- imposition,
- trumpery,
- fraud,
- cheat,
- blarney,
- Double dealing,
- deceptiveness,
- deceit,
- boondoggle,
- mendacity,
- lying,
- hypocrisy,
- insincerity,
- cunnings,
- dupery,
- circumvention,
- pretense,
- trickiness,
- prevarication,
- craftiness,
- guile,
- fraudulence,
- fast one,
- cozenage,
- trickery,
- snow job,
- dissimulation,
- boondoggles,
- beguilements,
- treachery,
- betrayal,
- duplicity,
- double-dealing,
- juggling,
- Defraudation,
- flimflam,
- treason,
- sophism,
- equivocation.
- flummery,
- smoke,
- eulogy,
- adulation,
- fawning,
- palaver,
- stroke,
- jive,
- bootlicking,
- approbation,
- ingratiations,
- flattering,
- eyewash,
- blandishment,
- sycophancy,
- snow,
- obsequiousness,
- plaudits,
- jives,
- gallantry,
- cajolery,
- tribute,
- eyewashes,
- truckling,
- encomium,
- mush,
- laud,
- incense,
- commendation,
- Puffery,
- unctuousness,
- fulsomeness,
- pretty speech,
- soft-soap,
- Toadyism,
- applause,
- gratification,
- sycophancies,
- servility,
- soft words,
- ingratiation,
- sweet talk,
- Cajoleries,
- honeyed words.
- balderdash,
- debris,
- bull,
- refuse,
- foolishness,
- bs,
- twaddle,
- hooey,
- poppycock,
- rubbish,
- absurdity,
- drivel,
- ridiculousness,
- trash,
- rot,
- baloney.
Other synonyms:
•Other relevant words:- gammon,
- portrayal,
- bilge water,
- gas,
- mimicry,
- blither,
- moonshine,
- GUP,
- characterization,
- applesauce,
- Flam,
- claptrap,
- hoke,
- superficial,
- fruitless,
- humbug,
- scat,
- jazz,
- frivolous,
- blether,
- con,
- bilge,
- patter,
- ridiculous,
- taradiddle,
- frills,
- caricature,
- ham,
- stupid,
- playing,
- stuff and nonsense,
- amphigory,
- crock,
- footling,
- guff,
- gobbledegook,
- blank,
- bunkum,
- personation,
- stage business,
- unreasonable,
- empty talk,
- bushwa,
- inappropriate,
- foolish,
- razzmatazz,
- impersonation,
- nerts,
- fiddle-faddle,
- hot air,
- futile,
- piffling,
- nut,
- farcical,
- codswallop,
- cheap,
- muck,
- flapdoodle,
- trashy,
- chatter,
- horseshit,
- cock,
- berth,
- hoax,
- incompetent,
- gimcrack,
- tosh,
- tommy-rot,
- cobblers,
- mummery,
- pointless,
- boloney,
- buncombe,
- prattling,
- gook,
- ludicrous,
- acting,
- buffoonery,
- folderol,
- bop,
- projection,
- gag,
- performing,
- horse feathers,
- stupidity,
- garbage,
- absurdness,
- tripe,
- Mimicking,
- song and dance,
- blah,
- piffle,
- irrational,
- representation,
- performance,
- bosh,
- trite,
- blah-blah,
- inept,
- frill,
- prattle,
- jiggery-pokery,
- gossip,
- overacting,
- clumsy,
- apple sauce,
- blatherskite,
- verbiage,
- Humbuggery,
- whoopla,
- talk,
- commonplace,
- inane,
- mimesis,
- pantomiming,
- stage directions,
- balls,
- crapola,
- gimcracks,
- falderol,
- absurd,
- tommyrot,
- havers,
- double-talk,
- preposterous,
- fiddlesticks,
- contemptible,
- playacting,
- Blague,
- shit,
- falderal,
- kibosh,
- wind,
- empty,
- blather,
- meaningless,
- cackle,
- line,
- shallow,
- stunt,
- business,
- inapt,
- nonsensical,
- despicable,
- folderal,
- Gurry,
- banal,
- gimcrackery,
- miming,
- slapstick.
Antonyms for Hokum:
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n.
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deception
honesty, forthrightness, truthfulness, sincerity, openness, honor, frankness, truth, faithfulness, trustworthiness, uprightness, loyalty.
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flattery
condemnation, denunciation, criticism, insult, castigation, belittlement, offense, blame.
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hogwash
property, assets, sense, possessions.
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deception
Hypernym for Hokum:
n.
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communication
drool, balderdash, bosh, nonsense verse, taradiddle, hooey, unintelligibility, tarradiddle, empty words, crock, gibberish, rigamarole, tommyrot, absurdity, incoherency, humbug, buzzword, rigmarole, cant, poppycock, Fal La, mummery, fiddle-faddle, baloney, amphigory, gibber, boloney, ridiculousness, jabberwocky, stuff, schmegegge, rhetoric, incoherence, twaddle, bilgewater, cobblers, Fa La, palaver, hot air, stuff and nonsense, absurdness, flummery, shmegegge, empty talk, tosh, piffle.
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communication
Hyponym for Hokum:
n.
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communication
message, content, substance, subject matter.
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communication