Fable
Fable noun - A story intended to teach a basic truth or moral about life.
Old wives' tale and fable are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Old wives' tale" instead a noun "Fable".
Nearby Word: fabled
Old wives' tale
Old wives' tale noun - A false idea or belief.
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Synonyms for Old wives' tale
Fable and old wives' tale are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Fable" instead a noun phrase "Old wives' tale".
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Related pairs
- fantasy and fable
- fantasy and old wives' tale
- fairy tale and fable
- fairy tale and old wives' tale
- lie and fable
- lie and old wives' tale
- fiction and fable
- fiction and old wives' tale
- falsehood and fable
- falsehood and old wives' tale
- delusion and fable
- delusion and old wives' tale
- hallucination and fable
- hallucination and old wives' tale
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