as in nonsense
language, behavior, or ideas that are absurd and contrary to good sense
a movie about the disaster that's pure Hollywood hokum
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
Examples Sentences
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of hokum
The movie’s ending is shameless hokum — global viewers tearfully applaud Truman’s escape into unspecified reality.
—
Armond White, National Review, 2 Aug. 2023
Starring as an alcoholic onetime hoops star who returns to his alma mater to coach a losing team, Ben Affleck turns in one of his best performances in a drama that manages to buck expectations, avoid formulaic hokum and deliver on a gripping addiction narrative.
—Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 2 June 2023
All the rest is hokum.
—Terrence Keeley, National Review, 25 Jan. 2023
Miramax started a whisper campaign saying everything good about Saving Private Ryan occurred within the first 15-20 minutes on the beaches of Normandy, and the rest was sentimental hokum.
—Elizabeth Blackwell, Longreads, 2 Mar. 2023
See all Example Sentences for hokum 
Armond White, National Review, 2 Aug. 2023
Starring as an alcoholic onetime hoops star who returns to his alma mater to coach a losing team, Ben Affleck turns in one of his best performances in a drama that manages to buck expectations, avoid formulaic hokum and deliver on a gripping addiction narrative.
—Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 2 June 2023
All the rest is hokum.
—Terrence Keeley, National Review, 25 Jan. 2023
Miramax started a whisper campaign saying everything good about Saving Private Ryan occurred within the first 15-20 minutes on the beaches of Normandy, and the rest was sentimental hokum.
—Elizabeth Blackwell, Longreads, 2 Mar. 2023
See all Example Sentences for hokum
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hokum
Noun
-
On the one hand, Amazon Autos strips away all that nonsense – find your car, handle the details online, pick it up, done.Chris Walton, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
-
In the new world order, media and reporting are tossed together with a mix of truth, opinion, and nonsense.Axios, Axios, 20 Dec. 2024
Noun
-
Focus on magnesium-rich foods like leafy green vegetables, whole grains, legumes, nuts, and seeds.Chelsea Rae Bourgeois, RDN, Health, 23 Dec. 2024
-
Its cooking difficulty ranges from easy to advanced, and its services offer the option to omit ingredients like dairy, nuts, soy, wheat, and more.Sara Coughlin, SELF, 23 Dec. 2024
Noun
-
The juvenile was white with brownish brindle patches around each eye and found in a garbage bag.Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 17 Dec. 2024
-
While Dogtown's hot dog menu is immense, Basile said garbage plates are always a top seller.Angelica Stabile, Fox News, 10 Dec. 2024
Noun
-
But there has been so much rubbish written about me and Brittany.Alex Gurley, People.com, 20 Dec. 2024
-
The Unreal Mobile Difference Sharing Azalea’s no-nonsense, no-filter attitude, Unreal challenges the rubbish that plagues the industry.Sara Smith, Variety, 19 Dec. 2024
Noun
-
The post-election blahs are endemic across the big three cable news outlets, but the viewership numbers of individual networks can drop farther when the candidate seen as their ideological opposite wins.Rick Porter, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 Dec. 2024
-
Lighting Lighting is the jewelry of any room, so take down those blah builder grade fixtures and replace them with something magical.Sarah Lyon, Southern Living, 20 Oct. 2024
Noun
-
In other words, people managed to eat, sleep, make love, and progress despite the shocking stupidity of the country’s first democratic government that was founded in Weimar after WWI.John Tamny, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
-
Whereas other characters are defined by their flaws — Moe’s lack of a love life, Skinner’s crippling attachment to his mother, and Homer’s general stupidity — Flanders is always relatively free of problems.Jesse David Fox, Vulture, 17 Dec. 2024
Noun
-
Nate Burleson to haters of NFL's promo clip featuring Taylor Swift: 'Wipe the drool off your tank top' Burleson didn't hold back while addressing the critics who decried seeing Swift in an NFL hype video.Alex Perry, The Enquirer, 6 Sep. 2024
-
The quick clip shows an angry and feral Xenomorph with dark sharp teeth and lips dripping with drool.Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 3 Sep. 2024
Thesaurus Entries Near hokum
Cite this Entry
“Hokum.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hokum. Accessed 31 Dec. 2024.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share