Synonyms of untruths

untruths

noun

plural of untruth

1

as in myths

a false idea or belief

their argument rests on a fundamental untruth which has long been discredited

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

the Web site is rife with untruths and misleading information

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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