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
• pretences
• misrepresentations
• misinformation
• misinterpretations
• misstatements
• misperceptions
• half-truths
• sophistries
• misjudgments
• misapprehensions
• sophisms
• stories
• fibs
• 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
• falsities
• fabrications
• fibs
• fables
• fairy tales
• mendacities
• distortions
• whoppers
• half-truths
• exaggerations
• ambiguities
• defamations
• fictions
• libels
• slanders
• tarradiddles
• equivocations
• taradiddles
• deceits
• perjuries
• obliquities
• pretences
• misconceptions
• fallacies
• myths
• nonsense
• 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