FALLACY: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for FALLACY?

Need another word that means the same as “fallacy”? Find 20 synonyms and 30 related words for “fallacy” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Fallacy” are: false belief, misconception, misbelief, delusion, false notion, misapprehension, misjudgement, miscalculation, misinterpretation, misconstruction, error, mistake, untruth, inconsistency, illusion, myth, fantasy, deceit, deception, sophism

Fallacy as a Noun

Definitions of "Fallacy" as a noun

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “fallacy” as a noun can have the following definitions:

• Faulty reasoning.
• A misconception resulting from incorrect reasoning.
• A mistaken belief, especially one based on unsound arguments.
• A failure in reasoning which renders an argument invalid.

Synonyms of "Fallacy" as a noun (20 Words)

deceit	The act of deceiving. A web of deceit.
deception	A thing that deceives. A range of elaborate deceptions.
delusion	An erroneous belief that is held in the face of evidence to the contrary. He has delusions of competence.
error	The occurrence of an incorrect result produced by a computer. An error of judgement.
false belief	A vague idea in which some confidence is placed.
false notion	Small personal articles or clothing or sewing items.
fantasy	A fantasia. He s my second round draft choice in fantasy baseball this year.
illusion	An instance of a wrong or misinterpreted perception of a sensory experience. The illusion of family togetherness.
inconsistency	The quality of being inconsistent and lacking a harmonious uniformity among things or parts. The inconsistency between his expressed attitudes and his actual behaviour.
misapprehension	A mistaken belief about or interpretation of something. People tried to exchange the vouchers under the misapprehension that they were book tokens.
misbelief	A wrong or false belief or opinion. The misbelief that alcohol problems require a specialist response.
miscalculation	An act of miscalculating; an error or misjudgement. It was a fatal miscalculation.
misconception	An incorrect conception. Public misconceptions about antibiotic use.
misconstruction	An ungrammatical constituent. I used a phrase which may be open to misconstruction.
misinterpretation	Putting the wrong interpretation on. His misinterpretation of the question caused his error.
misjudgement	The action of forming a wrong opinion or conclusion about something. Falls are commonly a result of misjudgement.
mistake	Something, especially a word, figure, or fact, which is not correct; an inaccuracy. Coming here was a mistake.
myth	A widely held but false belief or idea. Nobody had ever heard of Simon s mysterious friend Anna said he was a myth.
sophism	A clever but false argument, especially one used deliberately to deceive.
untruth	A lie or false statement (often used euphemistically. They go off and tell untruths about organizations for which they worked.

Usage Examples of "Fallacy" as a noun

• The potential for fallacy which lies behind the notion of self-esteem.
• Kraft exposes three fallacies in this approach.
• The notion that the camera never lies is a fallacy.

Associations of "Fallacy" (30 Words)

canard	A deliberately misleading fabrication. The old canard that LA is a cultural wasteland.
debunk	Expose the falseness or hollowness of (an idea or belief. She debunks all the usual rubbish about acting.
delinquency	An antisocial misdeed in violation of the law by a minor. He relayed this in such a manner as to imply grave delinquency on the host s part.
fallibility	The likelihood of making errors. Studies on the fallibility of memory and perception.
fallible	Wanting in moral strength, courage, or will; having the attributes of man as opposed to e.g. divine beings. I m only a fallible human.
fault	Of a rock formation be broken by a fault or faults. The people of Caesarea faulted greatly when they called King Herod a god.
improper	Not in accordance with accepted standards, especially of morality or honesty. It was considered improper to leave one s house on Christmas Day.
inaccurate	Not accurate. An inaccurate translation.
inappropriate	Not suitable for a particular occasion etc. It would be inappropriate for me to comment.
incorrect	Not in accordance with fact; wrong. Strictly speaking the form of address was incorrect.
misapprehend	Fail to understand (a person or their words) correctly; misinterpret. They seemed not to mind that their more profound utterances were misapprehended as self help maxims.
misconceive	Interpret in the wrong way. Some academic latinists did misconceive Pound s poem in that way.
misconception	A view or opinion that is incorrect because based on faulty thinking or understanding. Public misconceptions about antibiotic use.
misconstrue	Interpret in the wrong way. She misconstrued my remarks.
misdirect	Lead someone in the wrong direction or give someone wrong directions. The appeal court was satisfied that the trial judge had misdirected the jury.
misguide	Give bad advice to. A long survey that can only baffle and misguide the general reader.
misinform	Give false or misleading information to. I m afraid you have been misinformed.
misinterpret	Interpret wrongly. Soanes claimed his remarks had been misinterpreted.
mislead	Give false or misleading information to. The government misled the public about the road's environmental impact.
misplaced	Incorrectly positioned. A telling sign of misplaced priorities.
misread	Interpret wrongly. Perhaps she d misread the note and got the time wrong.
mistake	To make a mistake or be incorrect. She made the mistake of thinking they were important.
mistrial	A trial rendered invalid through an error in the proceedings. The judge dismissed the charge and declared a mistrial.
misunderstand	Fail to interpret or understand (something) correctly. Don t misunderstand me I m not implying she should be working.
misunderstanding	Putting the wrong interpretation on. He left the army after a slight misunderstanding with his commanding officer.
misunderstood	Wrongly understood. A misunderstood question.
unethical	Not morally correct. It is unethical to torment any creature for entertainment.
unfit	Make unfit or unsuitable. An unfit parent.
unjust	Violating principles of justice. An unjust judge.
wrong	Treat unjustly do wrong to. They were wrong to take the law into their own hands.