Synonyms of canard

canard

noun

kə-ˈnärd 

as in tale

a rumor or report of a personal or sensational nature

it's a popular canard that the actress died under scandalous circumstances

Synonyms & Similar Words

• tale
• story
• whisper
• lie
• gossip
• libel
• fable
• slander
• talk
• defamation
• hearsay
• scuttlebutt
• dirty laundry
• fabrication
• prevarication
• falsehood
• tattle
• dirt
• mendacity
• fib
• untruth
• talebearing
• dirty linen
• fairy tale
• falsity
• whopper

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of canard

Maybe there’s a better example of the existential election canard. — David M. Drucker, Twin Cities, 11 Feb. 2026

The canards and tails have also been reprofiled in order lower drag, thus improving energy efficiency and stability while cruising. — New Atlas, 29 Jan. 2026

The storyline has been that Apple can’t shoot straight; the antipathy of the Apple-using/hating commentators runs so deep that the critics dredged up the canard that Apple’s done nothing since former CEO Steve Jobs died. — Jim Cramer, CNBC, 25 Jan. 2026

Plantation Peddling an old canard Multiple letters to the editor have recently asked why the Biden administration didn’t release all of the Epstein files. — Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 21 Jan. 2026

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