Synonyms for
Bunk
Definition
Bunk means nonsense or untrue statements.
Synonyms & similar words
meaninglessness
bunkbed
berth
turntail
scat
runaway
buncombe
nonsensicality
hokum
feedbunk
builtinbed
bunkum
rot
scarper
beat
nonsense
escape
lam
taketothewoods
guff
breakaway
hightailit
flythecoop
run
headforthehills
nonsense
rubbish
baloney
hogwash
drivel
garbage
trash
poppycock
flapdoodle
malarkey
claptrap
twaddle
bull
crap
rot
guff
piffle
balderdash
codswallop
jive
Synonyms by register
Antonyms
Common collocations
- utter bunk
- pure bunk
- that's bunk
- dismissed as bunk
- spread bunk
- call bunk
Word family
Usage note
Primarily used in informal contexts to denote something untrue or nonsensical. The verb form often implies escaping or leaving.
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Example sentences
- The excuse he gave for being late was a bunch of bunk.
- The advertisement for the new product is a bunch of bunk.
- Don't believe everything you hear, some of it might be bunk.
- The politician's promises were a bunch of bunk.
- The story he told about his adventures was just a bunch of bunk.
Quotes
"I'm not bunking off," he said. "I'm being tactical."
"Bunk is not a lie, it's a gift from me to you."
"A bunk is like a chair without a back; it holds you up but you feel like you're about to fall."