Synonyms of canards

canards

noun

plural of canard

as in tales

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

• tales
• stories
• whispers
• libels
• slanders
• defamations
• gossip
• lies
• fables
• scuttlebutt
• falsehoods
• talks
• hearsay
• prevarications
• untruths
• dirty laundry
• tattles
• fibs
• fabrications
• dirt
• falsities
• fairy tales
• whoppers
• talebearings
• mendacities

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of canards

At the dawn of the 20th century, The Protocols of the Elders of Zion took hold of the Western imagination, codifying generations of stereotypes and canards about Jews controlling global events and packaging them in easy-to-read pamphlets. — Mike Rothschild, Big Think, 31 Mar. 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

Hybrid power unlocks the design Omen uses a tailsitter configuration with sail-plane wings, canards, and twin-boom nacelles. — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 13 Nov. 2025