Synonyms of fallacies

fallacies

noun

plural of fallacy

as in myths

a false idea or belief

the once-common fallacy that girls just weren't any good at math

Synonyms & Similar Words

• myths
• delusions
• errors
• illusions
• superstitions
• misconceptions
• falsehoods
• misunderstandings
• untruths
• falsities
• misbeliefs
• hallucinations
• distortions
• pretenses
• lies
• factoids
• fictions
• misinterpretations
• inaccuracies
• old wives' tales
• misperceptions
• misrepresentations
• misstatements
• tales
• misinformation
• misapprehensions
• sophistries
• misjudgments
• sophisms
• half-truths
• stories
• fibs
• miscomprehensions
• misreports
• misknowledges

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• truths
• verities

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of fallacies

Trying to pin down what a novelist actually believes is a sure way to get trapped in a labyrinth of misreadings and fallacies. — Jeremy Gordon, The Atlantic, 12 Sep. 2025

And a world of fallacies underlies the President and his administration’s rejection of climate action. — IEEE Spectrum, 29 Mar. 2017

While a painter envies the novelist’s ability to inhabit consciousness, or a filmmaker envies the freedom from production costs, artists must be warned that writing carries its own myths and seductive fallacies. — Literary Hub, 8 Dec. 2025

While counting the president’s fallacies has become routine, the ideological subservience of his senior-most cabinet members and advisors this term has given the public reason to second-guess statements and data issued by them or their offices. — Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Fortune, 6 Apr. 2026

Understanding vicious cycles and logical fallacies. — Kaitlyn Schallhorn, Oc Register, 4 May 2026

Rose pointed out that our decision-making, especially System 1 decision-making, is affected by cognitive biases and logical fallacies. — Neil J. Rubenking, PC Magazine, 26 Mar. 2026

Such fallacies are utterly unacceptable anywhere…The Chinese military will continue to take necessary measures to resolutely safeguard national sovereignty and security, and firmly uphold regional peace and stability. — Ryan Chan, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2025