Synonyms for canard

Most common

lie · falsehood · hoax · foreplane

All synonyms

Noun

Definitions

1. n. 1

   A false or misleading report or story, especially if deliberately so.

Forms

Plural

canards → falsehoods, lies, stories, fibs…

Example sentences

• lie Such an honest man as John cannot have told a lie.
• falsehood It is difficult to distinguish truth from falsehood.
• hoax Does the president believe climate change is a hoax?

Popularity over time

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

3 letters

lie¹, fib¹

4 letters

hoax¹

5 letters

story²

9 letters

falsehood², foreplane

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (story² = 2 syllables).