CRAPOLA Synonyms: 124 Similar and Opposite Words

crapola

noun

ˌkrap-ˈō-lə

Definition of crapola

slang

as in nonsense

language, behavior, or ideas that are absurd and contrary to good sense her book, in which she details the things that are purportedly wrong with the country, is crapola of the first magnitude

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as in junk

that which is of low quality or worth it's a sin that such crapola gets shown on TV

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Recent Examples of crapola And some are just basic crapola in, through, and out. — Louis Mosca, Forbes.com, 27 May 2026 All the crapola Riley Moss gets now, Bolles took for months. — Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 24 Feb. 2026 What’s followed is an ongoing and endless stream of superhero crapola, with explosions subbing for intelligent characters and dialog. — Paul Daugherty, Cincinnati.com, 27 June 2019 The president of Colombia was standing next to him as the ignorance and the crapola began to fly. — Charles P. Pierce, Esquire, 18 May 2017

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Noun

In the eyes of the conferences, and CFP committee, the allure of a postseason bid is the carrot that would dangle in front of them so that fans would look the other way at the nonsense this creates for the football played in September or October.

— Trey Wallace OutKick, FOXNews.com, 16 Oct. 2026
My fellow relishers of Trowbridge nonsense, today is our day of jubilee.

— Sophie Brookover, Vulture, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of nonsense

Noun

Prosecutors said Aurora was one of seven children, ages 2 months to 17 years, who lived in an east San José house on Lancelot Lane that was filled with cockroaches, pet feces, garbage and mold.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 14 Oct. 2026
Clean your car full of garbage elsewhere and don’t hold up a line of customers.

— Ticked Off, The Orlando Sentinel, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of garbage

Noun

Twisted Teens are far from rubbish, but that isn't stopping them from playing in the trash for their latest music video.

— Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 7 Oct. 2026
This comes at the expense of no movement in the wrist, but to be fair, having the lightsaber pointed in any other direction would look rubbish.

— Matt Gardner, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026

Definition of rubbish

Noun

Tucker recommends foods like extra virgin olive oil, fatty fish like salmon, nuts and seeds — all staples of both diets, which also encourage eating whole grains, chicken, and plenty of fresh fruit and vegetables.

— Maggie Ryan, Flow Space, 14 Oct. 2026
If your kidneys are healthy, eating magnesium-rich foods like nuts, seeds, beans, whole grains, and leafy vegetables is unlikely to cause toxicity.

— MD Published, Verywell Health, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of nuts

Noun

Learning that countless more people will lose their lives on account of his neglect, greed, and stupidity, he is pressed, reluctantly, into a most self-serving mode of damage control.

— Justin Chang, New Yorker, 30 Sep. 2026
Nerdiest song for drummers This will probably come down to stupidity.

— Devon Ivie, Vulture, 22 Sep. 2026

Definition of stupidity

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