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

An insistence on telling the truth, using the work as a vessel for honesty, for there can be no principled action taken on the back of falsehoods. — Via Haymarket Books, Literary Hub, 5 Nov. 2026

Her Justice Department interview took place after publication, Gayles noted, and her lack of recollection did not establish that the reporters knowingly published falsehoods or seriously doubted their account. — Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 2 Nov. 2026

Now, Van Hollen is prone these days to simply grandstand and genuflect to all things partisan and hyper-fringe-left, but this one was a doozy even by his endless willingness to spout falsehoods. — Bobby Zirkin, Baltimore Sun, 1 Nov. 2026

But in a world filled with falsehoods and other noise, clear communication goes a long way. — CNN Money, 15 Oct. 2026

But the tragedy conceals something nobody knows, and the falsehoods about Jung-hyun keep growing. — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 10 Oct. 2026

But at the prospect of engagement dropping by even one percent, Zuckerberg rules out any serious measures against content violation, making Charlie furious by refusing to consider policing political ads for falsehoods. — David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 7 Oct. 2026

Despite this online onslaught, many actors across sub-Saharan Africa are actively standing up to combat falsehoods with facts. — The Monitor's Editorial Board, Christian Science Monitor, 6 Oct. 2026

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