Synonyms for myth
mɪθmyth

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1. myth

   Fiction is now chiefly used of a prose work in narrative form in which the characters are partly or wholly imaginary, and which is designed to portray human life, with or without a practical lesson; a romance portrays what is picturesque or striking, as a mere fiction may not do; novel is a general name for any continuous fictitious narrative, especially a love-story; fiction and novel are used with little difference of meaning, except that novel characterizes a work in which the emotional element is especially prominent. The moral of the fable is expressed formally; the lesson of the fiction, if any, is inwrought. A fiction is studied; a myth grows up without intent. A legend may be true, but can not be historically verified; a myth has been received as true at some time, but is now known to be false. A fabrication is designed to deceive; it is a less odious word than falsehood, but is really stronger, as a falsehood may be a sudden unpremeditated statement, while a fabrication is a series of statements carefully studied and fitted together in order to deceive; the falsehood is all false; the fabrication may mingle the true with the false. A figment is something imaginary which the one who utters it may or may not believe to be true; we say, "That statement is a figment of his imagination." The story may be either true or false, and covers the various senses of all the words in the group. Apologue, a word simply transferred from Greek into English, is the same as fable. Compare ALLEGORY.

   Synonyms:
   allegory, apologue, fable, fabrication, falsehood, fiction, figment, invention, legend, novel, romance, story

   Antonyms:
   certainty, fact, history, literalness, reality, truth, verity

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1. myth

   Synonyms:
   fable, legend, parable, supposition, fiction, allegory, fabulous story, fabrication

   Antonyms:
   fact, history, narrative

Princeton's WordNet

1. mythnoun

   a traditional story accepted as history; serves to explain the world view of a people

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1. • Story

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:1.0 / 2 votes

1. mythnoun

   Synonyms:
   fable, invention, allegory, parable, fiction, fabulous story

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1. mythnoun

   Synonyms:
   legend, tradition, fable

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1. List of paraphrases for "myth":

   mito, mythe, mythology, myths, legend, mythic, mythical, fable

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1. George Backen:

   'Star Wars' is very powerful because it helps us understand ourselves in the light and dark side of The Force. We feel this in our lives when we have this pull of immediate gratification but a desire to achieve long term goals, george Lucas hit on a perfect mixture of myth, Flash Gordon, Westerns and Japanese culture, and it really resonates with people.

2. John F. Kennedy:

   The great enemy of the truth is very often not the lie -- deliberate, contrived and dishonest, but the myth, persistent, persuasive, and unrealistic. Belief in myths allows the comfort of opinion without the discomfort of thought.

3. Thiruman Archunan:

   When stupidity of today joins with the stupidity of yesterday it becomes a myth; by myth a stupidity glorifies itself.

4. Dustin Hoffman:

   Myth is supposed to bring us together, but fantasy alienates us.

5. Robert:

   I believe that imagination is stronger than knowledge That myth is more potent than history That dreams are more powerful than facts That hope always triumphs over experience That laughter is the only cure for grief And I believe that love is stronger than death.