That's a load of claptrap.
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Claptrap
/ˈklæpˌtɹæp/
Synonyms for "claptrap" (129 found)
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Closest matches (26)
absurdityamphigoryargumentargument by analogyargumentum ad baculumargumentum ad captandumargumentum ad hominembabblebabblementbad casebalderdashballsbaloneybegging the questionbibble-babbleblabberblagueblatherbombastbosh
Noun(3 words)
Strong matches (39)
bunkbunkumcircular argumentcrapcrowd-pleasing argumentdouble talkdouble-talkdriveldroolempty wordseyewashfalderalfallacyfiddle faddlefiddle-faddlefiddledeedeeflamflapdoodleflimflamflummery
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Related words (64)
hokehokumhooeyhumbughumbuggeryhysteron proteroninsincere argumentjabberjargonjiggery-pokerylogical fallacymalarkeymaterial fallacymere rhetoricmoonshinemouthmumbo jumbomumbo-jumbonarrishkeitniaiserie
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non sequiturnonsensepack of nonsensepalaverparalogismpetitio principiiphilosophismprateprattlepseudosyllogismpunkrantravingrigamarolerigmarolerodomontaderubbishskimble-skamblesolecismsophismsophistrystuffstuff and nonsensestultiloquencetalktomfoolerytrashtrumperytwaddletwattletwiddle-twaddlevaporingverbal fallacywafflingweak point
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6 entriesacademic claptrapempty claptrapmedia claptrappolitical claptraprhetorical claptrapsensational claptrap
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5 total sentences available.
The mayor and his companion have been uttering a lot of claptrap to the citizens for a long time.
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That book is utter claptrap.
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Klein diagnoses impressively what hasn’t worked. No more claptrap about fracked gas as a bridge to renewables. Enough already of the international summit meetings that produce sirocco-quality hot air, and nonbinding agreements that bind us all to more emissions.
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