Old wives' tale
Old wives' tale noun - A false idea or belief.
Usage example: the belief that going outside with wet hair will cause you to catch cold is just an old wives' tale
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Synonyms for Old wives' tale
Untruth and old wives' tale are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Untruth" instead a noun phrase "Old wives' tale".
Untruth
Untruth noun - A false idea or belief.
Usage example: their argument rests on a fundamental untruth which has long been discredited
Old wives' tale and untruth are semantically related. You can use "Old wives' tale" instead a noun "Untruth".
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Related pairs
- fairy tale and old wives' tale
- fairy tale and untruth
- lie and old wives' tale
- lie and untruth
- fiction and old wives' tale
- fiction and untruth
- fable and old wives' tale
- fable and untruth
- falsehood and old wives' tale
- falsehood and untruth
- error and old wives' tale
- error and untruth
- fallacy and old wives' tale
- fallacy and untruth
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Untruth and Old wives' tale. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 01, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/old_wives_tale/untruth
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