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Synonyms for
old wive's tale
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English Synonyms:
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old wive's tale:
fairytale
;
delusion
;
fiction
;
fable
;
fib
;
story
;
old wive's tale
English
Detailed Synonyms for
old wive's tale
in English
old wive's tale:
old wive's tale
[
the ~
]
noun
the old wive's tale
the
fairytale
– an interesting but highly implausible story; often told as an excuse
1
fairytale
[
the ~
]
noun
the
delusion
– the act of deluding; deception by creating illusory ideas
1
delusion
[
the ~
]
noun
the
fiction
;
the
fable
– a deliberately false or improbable account
1
fiction
[
the ~
]
noun
fable
[
the ~
]
noun
the
fib
;
the
story
– a trivial lie
1
fib
[
the ~
]
noun
he told a fib about eating his spinach
1
story
[
the ~
]
noun
how can I stop my child from telling stories?
1
the
old wive's tale
old wive's tale
[
the ~
]
noun
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old wive's tale
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