What is another word for inanity?
412 synonyms found
Pronunciation:
[ ɪnˈanɪti], [ ɪnˈanɪti], [ ɪ_n_ˈa_n_ɪ_t_i]
When one wants to describe something as being without sense or meaning, they might use the word "inanity." However, there are several other synonyms that can be used instead, such as absurdity, pointlessness, nonsense, frivolity, vacuity, and futility. Each of these words convey the same idea of lacking any valuable purpose or idea. An inane action or statement may also be described as foolish, mindless, or senseless. It is important to have a wide range of vocabulary to effectively express oneself in writing or speaking, and having a good grasp of synonyms is essential to improve one's overall communication skills.
Synonyms for Inanity:
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n.
• absurdity- Self-contradiction ,
- anachronism ,
- balderdash ,
- baloney ,
- bizarreness ,
- contradiction ,
- craziness ,
- eccentricity ,
- farce ,
- implausibility ,
- impossibility ,
- incongruity ,
- inconsistency ,
- invalidity ,
- irrationality ,
- ludicrousness ,
- meaninglessness ,
- outlandishness ,
- paradox ,
- preposterousness .
- daftnesses ,
- dottinesses ,
- dumb thing do ,
- dumb tricks ,
- in advisabilities ,
- in advisability ,
- in discretion ,
- in discretions ,
- in-advisabilities ,
- in-advisability ,
- in-discretion ,
- in-discretions ,
- inadvisabilities ,
- un soundness ,
- un soundnesses ,
- un-soundness ,
- un-soundnesses ,
- witlessnesses .
- de solation ,
- de solations ,
- de-solation ,
- de-solations ,
- depletednesses ,
- desertednesses ,
- inanitions ,
- vaccums .
- clowning arounds ,
- dis obedience ,
- dis obediences ,
- dis-obedience ,
- dis-obediences ,
- hokey pokey ,
- hokey pokeys ,
- hokey-pokeys ,
- hokeypokeys ,
- mis behavior ,
- mis behaviors ,
- mis chief ,
- mis chiefs ,
- mis-behavior ,
- mis-behaviors ,
- mischief making ,
- mischief makings ,
- mischief-makings ,
- mischiefmaking ,
- mischiefmakings ,
- monkey-business .
Other synonyms:
- mockery .
- barrenness .
Other relevant words:
- Capering ,
- Clownishness ,
- Dismalness ,
- Dustiness ,
- Etiolation ,
- Foppery ,
- Ignorantism ,
- Inexcitability ,
- Know-nothingism ,
- Nugacity ,
- Otiosity ,
- Rawness ,
- Sappiness ,
- Trivialness ,
- Twattle ,
- Unacquaintance ,
- Unintelligence ,
- Unliveliness ,
- Unripeness ,
- Unwisdom ,
- Woodenness ,
- Zanyism ,
- absence of mind ,
- absent-mindedness ,
- absurdness ,
- agnosticism ,
- aimlessness ,
- antics ,
- aridity ,
- asinine ,
- babble ,
- balminess ,
- baragouin ,
- battiness ,
- betise ,
- blank ,
- blank mind ,
- bloodlessness ,
- bombast ,
- bootlessness ,
- bosh ,
- callowness ,
- characterlessness ,
- clean slate ,
- clowning ,
- colorlessness ,
- commonplace ,
- crankiness ,
- daffiness ,
- daftness ,
- dead letter ,
- deadness ,
- dippiness ,
- dopiness ,
- dreariness ,
- dryness ,
- dullness ,
- dumbness ,
- effeteness ,
- empty ,
- empty space ,
- empty-headedness ,
- failure ,
- fatuous ,
- fatuousness ,
- fecklessness ,
- feeble-mindedness ,
- fiddle-faddle ,
- flatness ,
- flavorlessness ,
- flimsiness ,
- flummery ,
- fool's paradise ,
- foolery ,
- foolhardiness ,
- foolish ,
- forgetful ,
- frivolity ,
- frivolousness ,
- fruitlessness ,
- fudge ,
- full ,
- fustian ,
- futility ,
- garbage ,
- gassy ,
- gibberish ,
- giddiness ,
- greenness ,
- haste ,
- heaviness ,
- heedlessness ,
- hocus-pocus ,
- hollow ,
- hooey ,
- horseplay ,
- humbug ,
- idiotic ,
- idleness ,
- ignorance ,
- ignorantness ,
- imbecility ,
- impotence ,
- inane ,
- inanition ,
- incomprehension ,
- ineffectiveness ,
- ineffectuality ,
- ineffectualness ,
- inefficaciousness ,
- inefficacy ,
- ineptitude ,
- inexperience ,
- innocence ,
- insanity ,
- insignificance ,
- insipidity ,
- insipidness ,
- irresponsibility ,
- jabber ,
- jargon ,
- jejuneness ,
- jejunity ,
- jesting ,
- jokes ,
- joking ,
- kookiness ,
- leadenness ,
- levity ,
- lifelessness ,
- lightness ,
- lunacy ,
- madness ,
- mawkishness ,
- mere words ,
- mildness ,
- mindless ,
- mischief ,
- monkey business ,
- monkeyshines ,
- moonshine ,
- nescience ,
- nirvana ,
- noise ,
- nonsensicality ,
- nonsensicalness ,
- nothing ,
- nothingness ,
- nullity ,
- nuttiness ,
- oblivion ,
- obscurantism ,
- obtuseness ,
- palaver ,
- paleness ,
- pallor ,
- passivity ,
- platitude ,
- pointless ,
- pointlessness ,
- pokiness ,
- ponderousness ,
- pranks ,
- psychopathy ,
- purposelessness ,
- queerness ,
- quietism ,
- rant ,
- rashness ,
- rat race ,
- ridiculousness ,
- risibility ,
- rodomontade ,
- rubbish ,
- savorlessness ,
- screwiness ,
- senseless ,
- senselessness ,
- shallowness ,
- shenanigans ,
- silly ,
- simple mindedness ,
- simpleness ,
- simplicity ,
- slenderness ,
- slightness ,
- slowness ,
- solemnity ,
- spiritlessness ,
- staleness ,
- sterility ,
- stiffness ,
- stodginess ,
- stolidity ,
- stolidness ,
- stuff ,
- stuff and nonsense ,
- stuffiness ,
- stupid ,
- superficiality ,
- tabula rasa ,
- tastelessness ,
- tediousness ,
- thickheadedness ,
- thinness ,
- tomfoolery ,
- tommyrot ,
- tranquillity ,
- trash ,
- tricks ,
- triflingness ,
- triteness ,
- triviality ,
- truism ,
- twaddle ,
- unawareness ,
- unfamiliarity ,
- unimportance ,
- unintelligibility ,
- uninterestingness ,
- unknowing ,
- unknowingness ,
- unmeaningness ,
- unmindful ,
- unproductiveness ,
- unprofitability ,
- unprofitableness ,
- unsavoriness ,
- uselessness ,
- vacuous ,
- vacuum ,
- vagueness ,
- valuelessness ,
- vanity ,
- vapidity ,
- vapidness ,
- verbiage ,
- vicious circle ,
- void ,
- wackiness ,
- waggishness ,
- weak-mindedness ,
- weakness ,
- weirdness ,
- wish-wash ,
- wishy-washiness ,
- witlessness ,
- worthlessness ,
- zaniness .
- Asininity ,
- Buffooneries ,
- Corns ,
- Cretinisms ,
- Obliquities ,
- Prosaicism ,
- Prosaism ,
- Puerilities ,
- absurdity ,
- banana ,
- buffoonery ,
- chestnut ,
- chestnuts ,
- clowning around ,
- corn ,
- cretinism ,
- depletedness ,
- desertedness ,
- dottiness ,
- dumb thing to do ,
- dumb trick ,
- folly ,
- foolish talk ,
- foolishness ,
- goofiness ,
- hokey-pokey ,
- hokeypokey ,
- idiocies ,
- idiocy ,
- inadvisability ,
- inaneness ,
- mischief-making ,
- nonsense ,
- obliquity ,
- puerility ,
- rantings ,
- recklessness ,
- scribble ,
- silliness ,
- triviality truism ,
- vaccum .
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How to use "Inanity" in context?
Inanity is a quality that often accompanies stupidity. In fact, many would say that there is really no such thing as insanity, only different levels of stupidity. So, while there is no such thing as an absolute definition of insanity, it typically refers to a state of mind that is unable to reasonably understand the world around you.
This lack of understanding can manifest itself in a number of ways. For example, someone who is constantly making silly mistakes may be considered insane. Alternatively, someone who refuses to believe in anything, or someone who is constantly talking about imaginary friends, may also fit this definition.
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