Synonyms of superstition

superstition

noun

as in myth

a belief or way of behaving that is based on fear of the unknown and faith in magic or luck; a belief that certain events or things will bring good or bad luck

It is a common superstition that a black cat crossing your path is bad luck.

Related Words

• myth
• error
• delusion
• misconception
• illusion
• fallacy
• misunderstanding
• misbelief
• fiction
• falsehood
• hallucination
• untruth
• factoid
• tale
• falsity
• misperception
• misinterpretation
• misapprehension
• lie
• distortion
• inaccuracy
• miscomprehension
• misinformation
• pretense
• misrepresentation
• misjudgment
• sophism
• old wives' tale
• sophistry
• misstatement
• misknowledge
• half-truth
• story
• misreport
• fib

Dissimilar Words

• truth
• verity

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of superstition

His obsessive court rituals — including meticulously aligning his water bottles and executing his precise pre-point routines — were not merely superstitions, but coping mechanisms in a high-stress, solitary sport. — Max Gao, Los Angeles Times, 18 Aug. 2026

Science kills superstition but seems to take the soul with it. — Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 17 Aug. 2026

Black cats can be seen as bad omens, sometimes associated with witches and with the old superstition to not let a black cat cross your path. — Maddie Rhodes, USA Today, 17 Aug. 2026

That may sound like simple superstition, but what could be better-suited to Widow’s Bay’s Emmy candidacy than that? — Joe Reid, Vulture, 25 July 2026