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Here Is a timely Noun to consider From the Merriam-Webster page. "Trumpery." Note (at bottom) the list of near-antonyms; what is the opposite of trumpery? [Popularity: Bottom 40% of words] trumpery noun trum·pery \ˈtrəm-p(ə-)rē\ Definition of trumpery 1 a : worthless nonsense b : trivial or useless articles : junk <a wagon loaded with household trumpery — Washington Irving> 2 archaic : ****** finery Origin of trumpery Middle English (Scots) trompery deceit, from Middle French, from tromper to deceive First Known Use: 15th century Examples of trumpery <claims for weight-loss products that are based much more on Madison-Avenue trumpery than on bariatric science> Related to trumpery Synonyms applesauce [slang], balderdash, baloney (also boloney), beans, bilge, blah (also blah-blah), blarney, blather, blatherskite, blither, bosh, bull [slang], bunk, bunkum (or ******** claptrap, codswallop [British], crapola [slang], crock, drivel, drool, fiddle, fiddle-faddle, fiddlesticks, flannel [British], flapdoodle, folderol (also falderal), folly, foolishness, fudge, garbage, guff, hogwash, hokeypokey, hokum, hoodoo, hooey, horsefeathers [slang], humbug, humbuggery, jazz, malarkey (also malarky), moonshine, muck, nerts [slang], nuts, piffle, poppycock, punk, rot, ******* senselessness, silliness, slush, stupidity, taradiddle (or tarradiddle), tommyrot, tosh, trash, nonsense, twaddle Related Words absurdity, asininity, fatuity, foolery, idiocy, imbecility, inaneness, inanity, insanity, kookiness, lunacy; absurdness, craziness, madness, senselessness, witlessness; hoity-toity, monkey business, monkeyshine(s), shenanigan(s), tomfoolery; gas, hot air, rigmarole (also rigamarole); double-talk, greek, hocus-pocus Near Antonyms levelheadedness, rationality, reasonability, reasonableness, sensibleness; common sense, horse sense, sense; discernment, judgment (or judgement), wisdom By: Robinson Bolkum
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Jan 3, 2016
Jan 3, 2016 at 6:44 PM UTC
Trumpery
Here Is a timely Noun to consider From the Merriam-Webster page. "Trumpery." Note (at bottom) the list of near-antonyms; what is the opposite of trumpery? [Popularity: Bottom 40% of words] trumpery noun trum·pery \ˈtrəm-p(ə-)rē\ Definition of trumpery 1 a : worthless nonsense b : trivial or useless articles : junk <a wagon loaded with household trumpery — Washington Irving> 2 archaic : ****** finery Origin of trumpery Middle English (Scots) trompery deceit, from Middle French, from tromper to deceive First Known Use: 15th century Examples of trumpery <claims for weight-loss products that are based much more on Madison-Avenue trumpery than on bariatric science> Related to trumpery Synonyms applesauce [slang], balderdash, baloney (also boloney), beans, bilge, blah (also blah-blah), blarney, blather, blatherskite, blither, bosh, bull [slang], bunk, bunkum (or ******** claptrap, codswallop [British], crapola [slang], crock, drivel, drool, fiddle, fiddle-faddle, fiddlesticks, flannel [British], flapdoodle, folderol (also falderal), folly, foolishness, fudge, garbage, guff, hogwash, hokeypokey, hokum, hoodoo, hooey, horsefeathers [slang], humbug, humbuggery, jazz, malarkey (also malarky), moonshine, muck, nerts [slang], nuts, piffle, poppycock, punk, rot, ******* senselessness, silliness, slush, stupidity, taradiddle (or tarradiddle), tommyrot, tosh, trash, nonsense, twaddle Related Words absurdity, asininity, fatuity, foolery, idiocy, imbecility, inaneness, inanity, insanity, kookiness, lunacy; absurdness, craziness, madness, senselessness, witlessness; hoity-toity, monkey business, monkeyshine(s), shenanigan(s), tomfoolery; gas, hot air, rigmarole (also rigamarole); double-talk, greek, hocus-pocus Near Antonyms levelheadedness, rationality, reasonability, reasonableness, sensibleness; common sense, horse sense, sense; discernment, judgment (or judgement), wisdom By: Robinson Bolkum
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ladies and gentlemen glad to announce that: I'm no longer cursed with hope and reasonability I'm cured ! no longer different from you , I worship reality ...... My neighbor was dying I  kept petting my dog, enjoying my pizza, movie and my stability normal, very normal ..the usual nature of morality ........ the borough cut my pine tree to make a street. I didn't rebel,  I gave them an ax. normal ,very normal the usual  madness of Municipality ........ a woman gave birth to a fly ..a fly egg hatched into an ostrich a man sneezed two elephants..  I wasn't surprised normal, very normal ..the usual  nature of fertility ......... ladies and gentlemen I'm just like you! no longer cursed with hope or sick with reasonability .......... I used to  see spots in my ceiling and say "" how beautiful this colored sky", I assure you  that I'm not cursed with hope and know it's mold normal, very normal ..the usual  nature of humidity . ..... I used to see dark magenta bread and say " how colorful our east and west , I assure you I'm cured from hope and I know the bread is soaking wet , with blood , sweat and anxiety.
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Apr 30, 2021
Apr 30, 2021 at 3:23 AM UTC
Anxiety