Old wives' tale
Old wives' tale noun - A false idea or belief.
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Synonyms for Old wives' tale
Popular belief and old wives' tale are semantically related. In some cases you can replace phrase "Popular belief" with "Old wives' tale", this phrases are similar.
Popular belief
Old wives' tale and popular belief are semantically related. Sometimes you can replace phrase "Old wives' tale" with "Popular belief", this phrases are similar.
Related pairs
- fable and old wives' tale
- fable and popular belief
- fallacy and old wives' tale
- fallacy and popular belief
- story and old wives' tale
- story and popular belief
- tale and old wives' tale
- tale and popular belief
- yarn and old wives' tale
- yarn and popular belief
- legend and old wives' tale
- legend and popular belief
- tradition and old wives' tale
- tradition and popular belief
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Popular belief and Old wives' tale. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 01, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/old_wives_tale/popular_belief
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