Synonyms of falsehoods

falsehoods

noun

plural of falsehood

1

as in myths

a false idea or belief

the possibility of a perpetual motion machine is one falsehood that has been disproved by modern physics

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• truths
• verities

2

as in lies

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

several falsehoods in the witness's testimony that may be grounds for perjury

Synonyms & Similar Words

• lies
• tales
• stories
• untruths
• prevarications
• fabrications
• falsities
• fibs
• fables
• fairy tales
• mendacities
• distortions
• whoppers
• ambiguities
• exaggerations
• half-truths
• defamations
• libels
• fictions
• slanders
• equivocations
• taradiddles
• deceits
• perjuries
• obliquities
• misconceptions
• nonsense
• fallacies
• myths
• misrepresentations
• misinformation
• misstatements
• falsifications
• bluffs
• pretenses
• dishonesties
• fraudulences
• duplicities
• canards
• poses
• humbug
• misreports
• jives

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• truths
• facts
• verities
• truisms
• confirmations
• substantiations
• verifications
• validations
• honesties
• authentications
• veracities

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of falsehoods

Lindsay helpfully published a list of ten resources for debunking the most persistent falsehoods related to the attacks. — Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 10 Sep. 2026

Enough is enough -- this spread of blatant and baseless falsehoods must stop. — Mike Toole, CBS News, 8 Sep. 2026

Another example of say anything, even falsehoods, to get elected. — Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 24 Aug. 2026

Getty Images As wildfires sweep Europe and North America, falsehoods about their causes and the nature of climate change are spreading like, well, wildfire. — David Vetter, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2026

But of the many falsehoods told by them, there was one which quite amazed me. — Agnes Callard, The New York Review of Books, 18 Aug. 2026

In a June poll, KFF asked whether respondents believed in four vaccine falsehoods. — Katrine Wallace, STAT, 11 Aug. 2026

Among the more egregious falsehoods was the one McDonnell had told many people about her younger sister, Holly. — Cheyenne Roundtree, Rolling Stone, 11 Aug. 2026

Defense attorneys also should not be able to reference the felony charges dismissed after video showed agents’ falsehoods. — Julia Coin, Charlotte Observer, 1 Aug. 2026