Synonyms of old wives' tale

old wives' tale

noun

as in error

a false idea or belief

the belief that going outside with wet hair will cause you to catch cold is just an old wives' tale

Synonyms & Similar Words

• error
• myth
• delusion
• illusion
• superstition
• misconception
• misunderstanding
• fallacy
• hallucination
• falsehood
• falsity
• untruth
• misbelief
• fiction
• tale
• distortion
• lie
• pretense
• pretence
• misrepresentation
• misinterpretation
• misknowledge
• inaccuracy
• story
• misperception
• misinformation
• factoid
• misstatement
• misapprehension
• misjudgment
• sophistry
• miscomprehension
• fib
• sophism
• misreport
• half-truth

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• truth
• verity