rigmarole Synonyms & Antonyms
What Is Another Word for Rigmarole?
Instead of rigmarole you can say bafflegab, double-talk or gibberish depending on the context.
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Rigmarole as a Noun
language marked by abstractions, jargon, euphemisms, and circumlocutions
the security guard gave me some kind of rigmarole about passes and authorizations
Synonyms & similar words
Rigmarole in a Sentence
Have you seen all the rigmarole you have to go through at airport security these days?
If you are alluding to Dostoevski’s worst novels, then, indeed, I dislike intensely The Karamazov Brothers and the ghastly Crime and Punishment rigmarole.
I went to my insurers and started the usual rigmarole.
The whole rigmarole of getting a visa didn't even exist until recent decades.
Why the hold-up? There's still a whole bunch of legal rigamarole to work out …
We went through the usual social rigmaroles, drinking something white and sharp.
Patients can report product problems to a helpline but if they have other questions, it can be a rigmarole just to find the right regulator.
We know now … the real reason McDonald's ice cream machines always seem to be broken is because they're not—they just take four hours and an 11-step process to clean. This rigmarole is often what's actually preventing McDonald's employees from serving up your hot fudge sundae.
Mrs. Buttler isn't a constant visitor. She arrives irregularly, with some long rigmarole of complaint, some urgent awful news.
It is as if they had been named by the child's rigmarole …
… Fred ended his rigmarole, in which he had jumbled together pell-mell nautical phrases and facts out of one of his favorite books.
the security guard gave me some kind of rigmarole about passes and authorizations
I went to my insurers and started the usual rigmarole. / The whole rigmarole of getting a visa didn't even exist until recent decades. / Why the hold-up? There's still a whole bunch of legal rigamarole to work out … / We went through the usual social rigmaroles, drinking something white and sharp. / Patients can report product problems to a helpline but if they have other questions, it can be a rigmarole just to find the right regulator. / We know now … the real reason McDonald's ice cream machines always seem to be broken is because they're not—they just take four hours and an 11-step process to clean. This rigmarole is often what's actually preventing McDonald's employees from serving up your hot fudge sundae. / Mrs. Buttler isn't a constant visitor. She arrives irregularly, with some long rigmarole of complaint, some urgent awful news.
It is as if they had been named by the child's rigmarole … / … Fred ended his rigmarole, in which he had jumbled together pell-mell nautical phrases and facts out of one of his favorite books.
Word Forms & Grammar
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rigmarole (countable and uncountable, plural rigmaroles)
Origin of Rigmarole
Origin 1: alteration of obsolete ragman roll long list, catalog
Origin 2: From ragman roll (“long list; catalogue”). Recorded since c1736.[1]
First Known Use
circa 1736
Rigmarole at a Glance
| Part of speech | noun |
|---|---|
| Pronunciation | /ˈri-gə-mə-ˌrōl/ |
| Syllables | 4 |
| Meaning | language marked by abstractions, jargon, euphemisms, and circumlocutions |
| Synonyms | bafflegab, double-talk and gibberish |
| Plural | rigmaroles |
| First known use | 1736 |
Rigmarole Pronunciation
You say rigmarole as /ˈri-gə-mə-ˌrōl/. It has 4 syllables, with the main stress on the first syllable (ri).