Thesaurus
Synonyms & Antonyms of fairy tale
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 for fairy tale
- fable,
- fabrication,
- falsehood,
- falsity,
- fib,
- lie,
- mendacity,
- prevarication,
- story,
- tale,
- taradiddle
- (or tarradiddle),
- untruth,
- whopper
Words Related to fairy tale
Near Antonyms for fairy tale
Antonyms for fairy tale
Keep scrolling for more
Learn More About fairy tale
Thesaurus Entries Near fairy tale
See More Nearby EntriesCite this Entry
“Fairy tale.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fairy%20tale. Accessed 17 Jun. 2021.
Style: MLA
MLA
Chicago
APA
Merriam-Webster
Chicago
APA
Merriam-Webster
Test Your Vocabulary
Name that Thing: Dog Breeds
-
- Name that dog!
Can you spell these 10 commonly misspelled words?
TAKE THE QUIZ
Anagram puzzles meet word search.
TAKE THE QUIZLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Words at Play
Ask the Editors
Word Games
Share fairy tale
Time Traveler for fairy tale
The first known use of fairy tale was in 1635
See more words from the same year