Synonyms of misinformation
57 similar words
Another word for misinformation is story. Other synonyms of misinformation are disinformation, counterfactual, anti-fact, hoax and misstatement.
Synonyms and similar words for misinformation
nounInformation that is incorrect, whether intentionally or unintentionally.
- counterfactSynonym of counterfactual (noun).
- counterfactualA claim, hypothesis, or other belief that is contrary to the facts.
- falsedom
- falsehood
- falsity
- falsenessThe characteristic of being false.
- terminological inexactitude euphemisticA lie; falsehood.
- untruth
- disinformationFalse information intentionally disseminated to deliberately confuse or mislead; intentional misinformation.
- fabrication
- fibA lie, especially one that is more or less inconsequential.
- leasingA lie; the act of lying, falsehood.
- lie
- misstatementSomething stated wrongly; a (usually unintentionally) incorrect statement.
- yed
- alternative factSomething presented as a fact for reasons of political expediency; a fiction, a falsehood, a lie.
- anti-factSynonym of lie.
- invention
- bluff
- bollocks
- bullshitStatements that are transparently or offensively false.
- canard
- cap slang
- chin UK, slang
- clanker slangA fib.
- contradiction
- falsification
- flam
- goof
- hoaxAnything deliberately intended to deceive or trick.
- inveracity
- inverityUntruth, falsehood.
- load of bull slangSomething that is not true, a mass of lies (refers to bullshit).
- load of crap slang, vulgarSomething that is not true, a mass of lies (refers to bullshit).
- load of shit slang, vulgarSomething that is not true, a mass of lies (refers to bullshit).
- mendacity
- mistruth
- nonsense
- nontruthThat which is not true; a lie or falsehood.
- pile of crap slang, vulgarSomething that is not true, a mass of lies (refers to bullshit).
- pile of shit slang, vulgarSomething that is not true, a mass of lies.
- pork pie slang
- porker UK, slang
- porky slang
- prevarication
- red flag
- rubbish
- storyA lie, fiction.
- tall taleA tale or story which is fantastic and greatly exaggerated; also, an account of questionable veracity; a lie, an...
- untruismSomething that is not true; a false statement.
- whopper
- yanker UK, dialectal
- cram UK, datedA lie; a falsehood.
- hummer obsolete, slang
- jive dated
- swack-up UK, datedA lie; a falsehood.
- wisker UK, archaicA lie.
Meaning of misinformation
- noun Information that is incorrect, whether intentionally or unintentionally.
misinformation in other languages
Questions about synonyms of misinformation
- What is another word for misinformation?
- Misinformation has 57 synonyms on Word.ws, such as story, disinformation, counterfactual, anti-fact, hoax, misstatement, lie and falseness.
- What does misinformation mean?
- Misinformation means information that is incorrect, whether intentionally or unintentionally.
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Adapted from Wiktionary: misinformation (page history and authors) and the entries of the words listed. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws grouped the synonyms and antonyms by meaning and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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