Synonyms
1. humbug
noun. ['ˈhʌmˌbəg'] pretentious or silly talk or writing.
Synonyms
- twaddle
- boloney
- tarradiddle
- taradiddle
- nonsense
- bosh
- bilgewater
- nonsensicality
- tommyrot
- drool
- meaninglessness
- hokum
- bunk
- tosh
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Words that Rhyme with Humbug
- firebug
- jitterbug
- ladybug
2. humbug
noun. ['ˈhʌmˌbəg'] communication (written or spoken) intended to deceive.
Synonyms
- snake oil
- misrepresentation
- deception
Antonyms
- honesty
- truth
- understatement
- undeceive
3. humbug
noun. ['ˈhʌmˌbəg'] something intended to deceive; deliberate trickery intended to gain an advantage.
Synonyms
- shenanigan
- hoax
- goldbrick
- chicanery
- guile
- fraud
- fraudulence
- trickery
- chicane
- wile
- put-on
Antonyms
- significance
- meaningfulness
- purposefulness
- arrive
4. humbug
verb. ['ˈhʌmˌbəg'] trick or deceive.
Synonyms
- deceive
- cozen
- lead on
Example sentences of the word humbug
1. Noun, singular or mass
This act is known as a “humbug," which means that the flea "performers" are imaginary.