What is another word for hokum?
351 synonyms found
Pronunciation:
[ hˈə͡ʊkəm], [ hˈəʊkəm], [ h_ˈəʊ_k_ə_m]
Hokum is a colloquial term that refers to something that is seen as insincere or lacking in substance. Synonyms for hokum include balderdash, claptrap, twaddle, jive, and hocus-pocus. These terms are often used to describe something that lacks credibility or authenticity, such as exaggerated claims, pseudo-scientific theories, or deceptive advertising. Other synonyms for hokum include hogwash, bunk, nonsense, and gibberish, which are all used to describe something that is seen as nonsensical or illogical. Whether used in a serious tone or in a more lighthearted manner, these synonyms all convey a sense of skepticism and disbelief towards the claims being made.
Synonyms for Hokum:
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n.
• applesauce • banality • candy • communication • deception- Defraudation ,
- Double dealing ,
- beguilement ,
- beguilements ,
- betrayal ,
- blarney ,
- boondoggle ,
- boondoggles ,
- cheat ,
- circumvention ,
- cozenage ,
- craftiness ,
- cunning ,
- cunnings ,
- deceitfulness ,
- deceptiveness ,
- dirt ,
- dissimulation ,
- double-dealing ,
- dupery ,
- duplicity ,
- equivocation ,
- fast one ,
- fraud ,
- fraudulence ,
- guile ,
- hypocrisy ,
- imposition ,
- insincerity ,
- juggling ,
- legerdemain ,
- lying ,
- mendacity ,
- pretense ,
- prevarication ,
- snow job ,
- sophism ,
- treachery ,
- treason ,
- trickery ,
- trickiness .
- Cajoleries ,
- Puffery ,
- Toadyism ,
- adulation ,
- applause ,
- approbation ,
- blandishment ,
- bootlicking ,
- cajolery ,
- commendation ,
- encomium ,
- eulogy ,
- eyewashes ,
- fawning ,
- flattering ,
- fulsomeness ,
- gallantry ,
- gratification ,
- honeyed words ,
- incense ,
- ingratiation ,
- ingratiations ,
- jives ,
- laud ,
- mush ,
- obsequiousness ,
- plaudits ,
- pretty speech ,
- servility ,
- smoke ,
- snow ,
- soft words ,
- soft-soap ,
- stroke ,
- sweet talk ,
- sycophancies ,
- sycophancy ,
- tribute ,
- truckling ,
- unctuousness .
Other synonyms:
- flattery .
Other relevant words:
- Blague ,
- Double Dutch ,
- Flam ,
- GUP ,
- Gurry ,
- Humbuggery ,
- Mimicking ,
- absurd ,
- absurdity ,
- absurdness ,
- acting ,
- amphigory ,
- apple sauce ,
- applesauce ,
- balderdash ,
- balls ,
- baloney ,
- banal ,
- banality ,
- berth ,
- bilge ,
- bilge water ,
- blah ,
- blah-blah ,
- blank ,
- blather ,
- blatherskite ,
- blether ,
- blither ,
- boloney ,
- bop ,
- bosh ,
- bs ,
- buffoonery ,
- bull ,
- bullshit ,
- buncombe ,
- bunk ,
- bunkum ,
- bushwa ,
- business ,
- cackle ,
- candy ,
- caricature ,
- characterization ,
- chatter ,
- cheap ,
- claptrap ,
- clumsy ,
- cobblers ,
- cock ,
- codswallop ,
- commonplace ,
- con ,
- contemptible ,
- crap ,
- crapola ,
- crock ,
- deceit ,
- deception ,
- despicable ,
- disinformation ,
- double-talk ,
- drivel ,
- empty ,
- empty talk ,
- eyewash ,
- fabrication ,
- falderal ,
- falderol ,
- falsehood ,
- farcical ,
- fiddle-faddle ,
- fiddlesticks ,
- flapdoodle ,
- flimflam ,
- flummery ,
- folderal ,
- folderol ,
- foolish ,
- foolishness ,
- footling ,
- frill ,
- frills ,
- frivolous ,
- fruitless ,
- futile ,
- gag ,
- gammon ,
- garbage ,
- gas ,
- gibberish ,
- gimcrack ,
- gimcrackery ,
- gimcracks ,
- gobbledegook ,
- gobbledygook ,
- gook ,
- gossip ,
- guff ,
- half-truth ,
- ham ,
- havers ,
- hoax ,
- hogwash ,
- hoke ,
- hooey ,
- horse feathers ,
- horsefeathers ,
- horseshit ,
- hot air ,
- humbug ,
- impersonation ,
- inane ,
- inappropriate ,
- inapt ,
- incompetent ,
- inept ,
- invention ,
- irrational ,
- jazz ,
- jiggery-pokery ,
- jive ,
- kibosh ,
- lie ,
- line ,
- ludicrous ,
- malarkey ,
- meaningless ,
- mimesis ,
- mimicry ,
- miming ,
- misinformation ,
- moonshine ,
- muck ,
- mummery ,
- nerts ,
- nonsensical ,
- nut ,
- overacting ,
- palaver ,
- pantomiming ,
- patter ,
- performance ,
- performing ,
- personation ,
- piffle ,
- piffling ,
- platitude ,
- playacting ,
- playing ,
- pointless ,
- poppycock ,
- portrayal ,
- prattle ,
- prattling ,
- preposterous ,
- projection ,
- razzmatazz ,
- representation ,
- ridiculous ,
- rot ,
- rubbish ,
- scat ,
- sentimentality ,
- shallow ,
- shit ,
- slapstick ,
- smoke and mirrors ,
- song and dance ,
- stage business ,
- stage directions ,
- stuff and nonsense ,
- stunt ,
- stupid ,
- stupidity ,
- superficial ,
- talk ,
- taradiddle ,
- tommy-rot ,
- tommyrot ,
- tosh ,
- trash ,
- trashy ,
- tripe ,
- trite ,
- trumpery ,
- twaddle ,
- unreasonable ,
- untruth ,
- verbiage ,
- whoopla ,
- wind .
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How to use "Hokum" in context?
"hokum" is an archaic term meaning a deliberate attempt to deceive or deceive people. It is often used to describe a type of entertainment that relies on clever techniques to make a largely false or improbable appearance.
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