You can describe a long and complicated process as a rigmarole.
[disapproval]
Then the whole rigmarole starts over again.
I couldn't be bothered to go through the rigmarole of changing clothes.
Synonyms: procedure, to-do, performance [informal], bother More Synonyms of rigmarole
More Synonyms of rigmarole
rigmarole in British English
(ˈrɪɡməˌrəʊl) or rigamarole
noun
1.
any long complicated procedure
2.
a set of incoherent or pointless statements; garbled nonsense
Word origin
C18: from earlier ragman roll a list, probably a roll used in a medieval game, wherein various characters weredescribed in verse, beginning with Ragemon le bon Ragman the good
rigmarole in American English
(ˈrɪgməˌroʊl)
noun
1.
foolish or incoherent rambling talk; nonsense
2.
a foolishly involved, fussy, or time-wasting procedure
Word origin
altered < ragman roll < ME rageman rolle, a long list or document
Examples of 'rigmarole' in a sentence
rigmarole
The terminal rigmarole: when he's got to stand in the dock and be examined.
Sean Thomas THE CHEEK PERFORATION DANCE (2002)
She repeated the whole rigmarole, reading the address, even noting how far Abba Hayil was below sea-level.
Loraine, Philip LOADED QUESTIONS (2002)
Maudlin, but trying not to show it, Patrick observes the rigmarole unfold as predicted.
Sean Thomas THE CHEEK PERFORATION DANCE (2002)
I can get you out of here whenever you like without going through all the rigmarole.
Ursula K. Le Guin THE DISPOSSESSED (2002)
1 (noun)
Definition
a long complicated procedure
Then the whole rigmarole starts over again!
Synonyms
procedure
to-do
Just like him to make such a to-do about it.
performance (informal)
She made a big performance of cooking the dinner.
bother
Most men hate the bother of shaving.
carry-on (informal, mainly British)
nonsense
fuss
I don't know what all the fuss is about.
hassle (informal)
red tape
pantomime (informal)
palaver
We had to go through the whole palaver of changing our flight.
2 (noun)
Definition
a set of incoherent or pointless statements
He gave me some rigmarole about the train being late.
Synonyms
twaddle
He was baffled by the intellectual twaddle.
story
a popular love story with a happy ending
saga
a Nordic saga of giants and trolls
trash
Don't read that awful trash.
jargon
yarn (informal)
Doug has a yarn or two to tell me about his trips into the bush.
gibberish
When he did speak to her, he spoke gibberish.
spiel (informal)
balderdash
What a load of balderdash!
Additional synonyms
in the sense of balderdash
Definition
stupid or illogical talk
What a load of balderdash!
Synonyms
nonsense,
balls (taboo, slang),
bull (slang),
rubbish,
shit (taboo, slang),
rot,
crap (slang),
garbage (informal),
trash,
bunk (informal),
bullshit (taboo, slang),
hot air (informal),
tosh (slang, British),
waffle,
pap,
cobblers (British, taboo, slang),
bilge (informal),
malarkey,
drivel,
twaddle,
tripe (informal),
gibberish,
guff (slang),
moonshine,
claptrap (informal),
hogwash,
bizzo (Australian, slang),
bull's wool (Australian, New Zealand, slang),
hokum (slang, US, Canadian),
piffle (informal),
poppycock (informal),
bosh (informal),
eyewash (informal),
kak (South Africa, taboo, slang),
tommyrot,
horsefeathers (US, slang),
bunkum or buncombe
in the sense of bother
Definition
a state of worry, trouble, or confusion
Most men hate the bother of shaving.
Synonyms
trouble,
problem,
worry,
difficulty,
strain,
grief (British, South Africa),
fuss,
pest,
irritation,
hassle (informal),
nuisance,
flurry,
uphill (South Africa),
inconvenience,
annoyance,
aggravation (informal),
vexation
in the sense of fuss
Definition
to worry unnecessarily
I don't know what all the fuss is about.
Synonyms
commotion,
to-do,
worry,
upset,
bother,
stir,
confusion,
excitement,
hurry,
flap (informal),
bustle,
flutter,
flurry,
agitation,
fidget,
fluster,
ado,
hue and cry,
palaver,
storm in a teacup (British),
pother
Nearby words of
rigmarole
righteousness
rightful
rigid
rigmarole
rigorous
rigour
rile
Synonyms of 'rigmarole'
rigmarole
Explore 'rigmarole' in the dictionary
Additional synonyms
in the sense of gibberish
Definition
rapid incomprehensible talk
When he did speak to her, he spoke gibberish.
Synonyms
nonsense,
balls (taboo, slang),
bull (slang),
shit (taboo, slang),
crap (slang),
garbage (informal),
bullshit (taboo, slang),
hot air (informal),
tosh (slang, British),
babble,
pap,
cobblers (British, taboo, slang),
bilge (informal),
drivel,
malarkey,
twaddle,
tripe (informal),
guff (slang),
prattle,
mumbo jumbo,
moonshine,
jabber,
gabble,
gobbledegook (informal),
hogwash,
hokum (slang, US, Canadian),
blather,
double talk,
piffle (informal),
all Greek (informal),
poppycock (informal),
balderdash,
bosh (informal),
yammer (informal),
eyewash (informal),
tommyrot,
horsefeathers (US, slang),
bunkum or buncombe,
bizzo (Australian, slang),
bull's wool (Australian, New Zealand, slang)
in the sense of jargon
Definition
pretentious or unintelligible language
Synonyms
gobbledegook,
Greek (informal),
nonsense,
drivel,
twaddle,
gibberish,
mumbo jumbo,
gabble,
palaver,
rigmarole,
balderdash,
bunkum or buncombe (US),
bizzo (Australian, slang),
bull's wool (Australian, New Zealand, slang)
in the sense of palaver
Definition
time-consuming fuss
We had to go through the whole palaver of changing our flight.
Synonyms
fuss,
business (informal),
to-do,
performance (informal),
procedure,
carry-on (informal, British),
pantomime (informal, British),
song and dance (British, informal),
rigmarole
in the sense of performance
Definition
conduct or behaviour, esp. when distasteful
She made a big performance of cooking the dinner.
Synonyms
carry-on (informal, British),
business,
to-do,
act,
scene,
display,
bother,
fuss,
pantomime (informal, British),
song and dance (informal),
palaver,
rigmarole,
pother (literary)
in the sense of saga
Definition
a medieval Scandinavian legend telling the adventures of a hero or a family
a Nordic saga of giants and trolls
Synonyms
epic,
story,
tale,
legend,
adventure,
romance,
narrative,
chronicle,
yarn (informal),
fairy tale,
folk tale,
roman-fleuve
in the sense of story
Definition
a piece of fiction, shorter and usually less detailed than a novel
a popular love story with a happy ending
Synonyms
tale,
romance,
narrative,
record,
history,
version,
novel,
legend,
chronicle,
yarn (informal),
recital,
narration,
urban myth,
urban legend,
fictional account
in the sense of to-do
Definition
a commotion, fuss, or quarrel
Just like him to make such a to-do about it.
Synonyms
fuss,
performance (informal),
disturbance,
bother,
stir,
turmoil,
unrest,
flap (informal),
quarrel,
upheaval,
bustle,
furore,
uproar,
agitation,
commotion,
rumpus,
tumult,
brouhaha,
ruction (informal),
hue and cry,
hoo-ha
in the sense of trash
Definition
foolish ideas or talk
Don't read that awful trash.
Synonyms
nonsense,
rubbish,
garbage (informal),
rot,
balls (taboo, slang),
bull (slang),
shit (taboo, slang),
pants (slang),
crap (slang),
bullshit (taboo, slang),
hot air (informal),
tosh (slang, British),
pap,
cobblers (British, taboo, slang),
bilge (informal),
drivel,
twaddle,
tripe (informal),
guff (slang),
moonshine,
hogwash (informal),
malarkey,
hokum (slang, US, Canadian),
piffle (informal),
poppycock (informal),
inanity,
balderdash,
bosh (informal),
eyewash (informal),
kak (South Africa, vulgar, slang),
trumpery,
tommyrot,
foolish talk,
horsefeathers (US, slang),
bunkum or buncombe,
bizzo (Australian, slang),
bull's wool (Australian, New Zealand, slang)
in the sense of yarn
Definition
a long involved story
Doug has a yarn or two to tell me about his trips into the bush.