Synonyms of propaganda

propaganda

noun

as in campaign

usually disapproving ideas or statements that are often false or exaggerated and that are spread in order to help a cause, a political leader, a government, etc.

He was accused of spreading propaganda.

a propaganda campaign

The report was nothing but lies and propaganda.

Related Words

• campaign
• advertisement
• publicity
• ad
• advertising
• promotion
• release
• flyer
• communication
• message
• posting
• buildup
• promo
• announcement
• poster
• communiqué
• bulletin
• notification
• brochure
• pronouncement
• ballyhoo
• plug
• report
• circular
• boost
• advert
• word
• bill
• handbill
• notice
• billboard
• broadcast
• declaration
• commercial
• handout
• sign
• billing
• placard
• broadside
• gazette
• newscast
• fly sheet
• pitch
• telecast
• come-on
• show bill
• playbill
• proclamation
• blurb
• promulgation
• dispatch
• edict
• cablecast
• spot
• signification
• plugola
• rescript
• annunciation
• pronunciamento

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of propaganda

Iran’s state media, in turn, has waged a sophisticated propaganda campaign, publishing a barrage of content and misinformation meant to sway public opinion of the wider war and diminish its government’s losses. — Cora Engelbrecht, New Yorker, 24 Aug. 2026

The story is set in 1943, when, having occupied Belgium, the Nazis turn the national newspaper Le Soir into their propaganda tool. — Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 20 Aug. 2026

The story is set in 1943, when, having occupied Belgium, the nazis turn the national newspaper Le Soir into their propaganda tool. — Zac Ntim, Deadline, 20 Aug. 2026

Rats have long been used in antisemitic imagery and propaganda, including in Nazi Germany. — Tom Burrows, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2026