| Main Entry: | old wives' tale |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | superstition |
Synonyms: |
fairy story, fallacy, false belief, folk tale, folklore, legend, lore, myth, notion, tall story, tall tale |
| Main Entry: | superstition |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | belief in sign of things to come |
Synonyms: |
false belief, fear, irrationality, notion, shibboleth, unfounded fear |
Antonyms: |
fact, reality, truth |
| Main Entry: | old wives' tale |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | popular belief |
Synonyms: |
allegory, fable, fallacy, false belief, false knowledge, folklore, legend, lore, moral, myth, parable, story, superstition, superstitious belief, tale, tradition, yarn |