UNTRUTHS Synonyms: 74 Similar and Opposite Words

untruths

noun

plural of untruth

as in myths

a false idea or belief their argument rests on a fundamental untruth which has long been discredited

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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

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Recent Examples of untruths And there are lies, so many untruths that one doesn’t know who to root for. — Oline H. Cogdill, Sun Sentinel, 20 July 2026 Skills such as digital literacy and being aware of AI’s biases and untruths are on one side of the coin. — Al Kingsley Mbe, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026 But in the popular imagination, untruths persist that should be corrected. — The Week Us, TheWeek, 3 June 2026 Beyond easily demonstrable untruths about Ukraine, what’s unfortunate about Slezkine’s historical analysis is its failure to ponder cause and effect, even at a superficial level. — John Connelly, The New York Review of Books, 18 Dec. 2025 Trump is just straight-up doling out untruths – and blaming Biden. — David Goldman, CNN Money, 4 Nov. 2025

Recent Examples of Synonyms for untruths

Noun

Three Myths About The Streamlined Program Even expats who learn the program exists often hesitate, usually because of three myths.

— Nathalie Goldstein, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026
Like all myths, that of Medusa plays upon the riddle of origins.

— Jan Tumlir, Artforum, 5 Aug. 2026

Definition of myths

Noun

In the film – sold by Beta Cinema and produced by Ostlicht Filmproduktion – an ambitious journalist (Valerie Pachner) wants to expose his lies.

— Marta Balaga, Variety, 7 Aug. 2026
His prose radiates an ecstatic pessimism, as if lit up from within by the relief of not having to sugarcoat things with comforting lies.

— Peter C. Baker, New Yorker, 5 Aug. 2026

Definition of lies

Noun

No two tales of what happened to Maelor after his knight protector was shot dead agree, but the young boy was also slain on the bridge, perhaps torn apart by the mob who assailed him, arguing over what to do with the young prince.

— Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026
Writers who tell tales without accounting for the omnipresence of digital eyes and data trails do so at their peril.

— Ethan Baron, Mercury News, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of tales

Noun

These errors of commission are compounded by errors of omission.

— Foreign Affairs, Foreign Affairs, 10 Aug. 2026
Mecklenburg County, which administers the SNAP program locally, is working to reduce its number of payment errors Cox said, including increasing staff training and case reviews.

— Mary Ramsey, Charlotte Observer, 10 Aug. 2026

Definition of errors

Noun

The ByteDance app, for example, is directing users of its former AI companion service to another of its apps which solely focuses on building personalized AI characters and stories.

— ABC News, ABC News, 10 Aug. 2026
Here’s a quick guide to recent Star-Telegram stories every Texas driver should know.

— Tiffani Jackson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 Aug. 2026

Definition of stories

Noun

The rise of Black power influenced Chicano activism, and many Mexican Americans increasingly shed illusions that they could be seen as white, at least legally so, and rejected assimilationist impulses.

— Eladio Bobadilla, Mercury News, 6 Aug. 2026
Neither of them, however, had any illusions about his prospects.

— Jonathan Blitzer, New Yorker, 13 July 2026

Definition of illusions

Noun

Defense attorneys also should not be able to reference the felony charges dismissed after video showed agents’ falsehoods.

— Julia Coin, Charlotte Observer, 1 Aug. 2026
As Nora’s speech and Catherine’s kind moments suggest, characters’ actions don’t consistently reflect their overall moral stance, which is often based on misunderstandings and falsehoods, its validity unknowable even to them.

— Judy Berman, Time, 27 July 2026