twaddle
Empty verbal nonsense
Twaddle is foolish, trivial, or pretentious talk or writing—nonsense that wastes the listener's time: The article was pure twaddle.
The word carries mild contempt, suggesting the speaker finds the content beneath serious consideration.
As a verb, to twaddle is to talk in this empty way, though the noun is far more common.
Senseless, silly talk
- hogwashFoolish or untrue talk
- poppycockFoolish or meaningless talk
- malarkeyInsincere foolish talk
- flapdoodleFoolish, empty talk
claptrap · blather · bunkum · tommyrot · codswallop · piffle · humbug · fiddle-faddle
Unintelligible speech or writing
- gobbledygookPretentious unintelligible language
- mumbo-jumboMeaningless or confusing language
- double-talkPurposely ambiguous language
- garbledConfused and unintelligible
disjointed · rambling · meandering · incoherent · muddled · confused · jumbled · senseless
Incoherent speech
- prattleTrivial, prolonged speech
- blatherFoolish, pointless chatter
- jabberTalk rapidly, incoherently
- natterLight, aimless conversation
gabble · yammer · ramble · maunder · prate · waffle · witter · droning
Insignificant things
- frivolityUnserious, lighthearted conduct
- fluffLight, soft fibers
- frothMass of small bubbles
- piddlingInsignificantly small
inconsequential · trivia · pettiness · small talk · idle talk · empty words · hot air · nothing
drivel
Senseless, silly talk
flapdoodle · claptrap · blather · bunkum · tommyrot · codswallop · piffle · humbug · fiddle-faddle · bosh
gibberish
Unintelligible speech or writing
- gobbledygookPretentious unintelligible language
- mumbo-jumboMeaningless or confusing language
- double-talkPurposely ambiguous language
garbled · disjointed · rambling · meandering · incoherent · muddled · confused · jumbled · senseless · illogical
babble
Incoherent speech
natter · gabble · yammer · ramble · maunder · prate · waffle · witter · droning · yapping
trifles
Insignificant things
piddling · inconsequential · trivia · pettiness · small talk · idle talk · empty words · hot air · nothing · superficiality
- blatherbabble, baloney, blarney, blather, bunk
- empty talkidle talk, hot air, idle chatter, drivel, babble
- gibberishgibberish, nonsense, babble, babbling, drivel
- nonsensenonsense, absurd, gibberish, gobbledegook, gobbledygook
- nonsense talkjabbering, prattling, blathering, gibberish, drivel
- Bunkbaloney, bosh, bunk, bunkum, claptrap