Collocation Dictionary
Common collocations with nonsense in American Collocation
nonsense
noun
uncountable
What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.
These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
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What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
US
/ˈnɑnˌsens/
complete
absolute
arrant
complete
plain
pure
sheer
total
utter
The police said that the claims were “utter nonsense”.
such
such
I’ve never heard such nonsense in all my life.
talk or write nonsense
peddle
speak
spout
talk
write
You’re talking complete nonsense.
believe nonsense
believe
be taken in by
You don’t want to believe that nonsense.