HOOEY Synonyms: 105 Similar and Opposite Words

hooey

noun

ˈhü-ē

Definition of hooey

as in nonsense

language, behavior, or ideas that are absurd and contrary to good sense stories about the inn being haunted are just a lot of hooey

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Recent Examples of hooey The old line about the 28 gauge having a square load is hooey. — Ron Spomer, Outdoor Life, 11 Dec. 2019 Indeed, some devices are more powerful than others, and a few are just plain hooey. — Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019 The scene where Skerrett has a highland fling with a blond, bearded hunk is more than a wee bit full of hooey. — David Wiegand, San Francisco Chronicle, 10 Jan. 2018 But as comforting as a toddy may be, the notion of a dose of booze as a cold cure has always struck me as a load of hooey. — M. Carrie Allan, charlotteobserver, 23 Jan. 2018 But 1990's Ghost, which is barely half-good, pulls this sort of New Age hooey better. — Chris Nashawaty, Entertainment Weekly, 13 June 2026 Contrary to the previous load of hooey dispensed by Junior and the first family, this dude was not a translator. — Charles P. Pierce, Esquire, 18 July 2017 There was a whole lot of narrative hooey to explain the theme, which mostly had to do with caterpillars becoming butterflies, girls becoming women, et cetera. — Vanessa Friedman, New York Times, 22 Sep. 2017 Cinderella Man is unalloyed emotional manipulation, and while the cast all dig into the maudlin hooey — Paul Giamatti is especially good as the crusty trainer — nothing here has the spark of real life. — Will Leitch, Vulture, 22 Aug. 2025

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Noun

Until recently, that would have sounded like absolute nonsense.

— Zach Harper, New York Times, 30 June 2026
There weren’t meetings with executives about tone and mood and all this nonsense.

— Bryan Alexander, USA Today, 29 June 2026

Definition of nonsense

Noun

Granola One of the original ‘health foods,’ granola contains many nutritious ingredients, such as oats, nuts, and seeds.

— Sarah Anzlovar, Verywell Health, 4 July 2026
California's Central Valley, stretching some 20,000 square miles (51,800 square kilometers), is an agricultural powerhouse that's estimated to produce 40% of the nation's fruits, nuts and other table foods, including most of its nectarines.

— ABC News, ABC News, 3 July 2026

Definition of nuts

Noun

Decomposing food can release hydrogen sulfide, a toxic gas synonymous with landfills and garbage.

— Tony Briscoe, Los Angeles Times, 2 July 2026
Epidemics, worsened by the unsanitary conditions caused by the mountains of garbage the government has stopped collecting, combine with the shortage of medicines and the dire state of medical facilities.

— Sarah Moreno July 1, Miami Herald, 1 July 2026

Definition of garbage

Noun

Green Bay Packers For a team coming off back-to-back wild-card-round exits and that hasn’t reached the conference championship game since the 2020 season, the Packers had a rather blah offseason.

— Mike Jones, New York Times, 29 June 2026
Best Fashion Deals If your summer wardrobe is feeling a little blah, Amazon’s Outlet fashion deals are the perfect place for a refresh.

— Chaise Sanders, Travel + Leisure, 4 June 2026

Definition of blah

Noun

Only construction waste will be accepted at the landfill such as, brush and rubbish, concrete, brick, rock, wood, paper, plastics, cardboard and roofing shingles and tiles.

— Elizabeth Campbell, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 1 July 2026
So where does the rubbish come from?

— Jasmin Malik Chua, Footwear News, 8 June 2026

Definition of rubbish

Noun

The silliness of that aspect of the story is baked into this interpretation, with several very meta acknowledgments.

— Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 30 June 2026
No, no jersey burnings or any of that silliness in the wake of Antetokounmpo working his way out of Milwaukee.

— Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 27 June 2026

Definition of silliness

Noun

Is there a level of insanity, vitriol and stupidity that is infiltrating almost every aspect of our modern society, regardless of your political or religious views?

— Joe Kinsey OutKick, FOXNews.com, 4 July 2026
Warm, fuzzy feelings for noble stupidity are an American thing, especially in politics.

— The New Yorker, New Yorker, 4 July 2026

Definition of stupidity

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