Synonyms of fairy tale

fairy tale

noun

as in lie

a statement known by its maker to be untrue and made in order to deceive

did you really see a bear, or are you telling us another one of your fairy tales?

Synonyms & Similar Words

• lie
• tale
• story
• fabrication
• fable
• mendacity
• falsehood
• taradiddle
• untruth
• prevarication
• falsity
• distortion
• ambiguity
• whopper
• fiction
• fib
• exaggeration
• defamation
• nonsense
• slander
• libel
• pose
• bluff
• perjury
• misconception
• misrepresentation
• obliquity
• deceit
• myth
• fraudulence
• half-truth
• equivocation
• fallacy
• falsification
• misinformation
• misstatement
• pretense
• duplicity
• dishonesty
• humbug
• jive
• canard
• deceitfulness
• misreport

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• truth
• fact
• honesty
• confirmation
• validation
• verification
• truthfulness
• truism
• veracity
• authentication
• verity
• substantiation

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of fairy tale

To many in the LGBTQ+ community, the notion of unconditional love might as well be a fairy tale; meaningful relationships must be worked for, maintained, and protected—and as such, are rarely taken for granted. — Literary Hub, 10 Sep. 2026

The designer hinted that it’s inspired by old French folktale fairy tales from the late 1800s, which have become a popular era to draw from for the modern Provençal woman. — Kanika Talwar, Footwear News, 10 Sep. 2026

Perhaps most curiously in this trailer is a shot of two adults sprinting across a bridge that lights up in a romantic, fairy tale sort of way. — Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 2 Sep. 2026

From Jon Hamm and Anna Osceola’s Mad Men beginnings to Kelly Ripa and Mark Consuelos’ soap opera fairy tale, here’s a look at the stars whose Hollywood love stories went beyond the set to the wedding altar. — Alexandra Schonfeld, PEOPLE, 1 Sep. 2026