humbug - Similar and Opposite Words

What is another word for humbug ?

Here are the synonyms for humbug , a list of similar words for humbug from our thesaurus that you can use

Noun

something intended to deceive; deliberate trickery intended to gain an advantage

Synonyms

• dupery
• fraud
• fraudulence
• hoax
• humbug
• put-on

More generic

• chicane
• chicanery
• guile
• shenanigan
• trickery
• wile

More specific

• goldbrick

Noun

communication (written or spoken) intended to deceive

Synonyms

• humbug
• snake oil

More generic

• deceit
• deception
• misrepresentation

Noun

pretentious or silly talk or writing

Synonyms

• baloney
• bilgewater
• boloney
• bosh
• drool
• humbug
• taradiddle
• tarradiddle
• tommyrot
• tosh
• twaddle

More generic

• bunk
• hokum
• meaninglessness
• nonsense
• nonsensicality

Verb

trick or deceive

Synonyms

• humbug

More generic

• cozen
• deceive
• delude
• lead on

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