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

Need another word that means the same as “propaganda”? Find 6 synonyms and 30 related words for “propaganda” in this overview.

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Propaganda as a Noun
Definitions of "Propaganda" as a noun
Synonyms of "Propaganda" as a noun (6 Words)
Usage Examples of "Propaganda" as a noun
Associations of "Propaganda" (30 Words)

The synonyms of “Propaganda” are: information, promotion, advertising, advertisement, publicity, advocacy

Propaganda as a Noun

Definitions of "Propaganda" as a noun

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

Information, especially of a biased or misleading nature, used to promote a political cause or point of view.
Information that is spread for the purpose of promoting some cause.
A committee of cardinals of the Roman Catholic Church responsible for foreign missions, founded in 1622 by Pope Gregory XV.
The dissemination of propaganda as a political strategy.

Synonyms of "Propaganda" as a noun (6 Words)

advertisement	A public promotion of some product or service. Unhappy clients are not a good advertisement* for the firm.*
advertising	The business of drawing public attention to goods and services. Despite being instructed to take the signs down he says he has no intention of removing the advertising.
advocacy	Active support of an idea or cause etc.; especially the act of pleading or arguing for something. His outspoken advocacy* of the agreement has won no friends.*
information	In information theory a mathematical quantity expressing the probability of occurrence of a particular sequence of symbols impulses etc as against that of alternative sequences. The signal contained thousands of bits of information.
promotion	The activity of organizing publicity campaigns. The paper is reaping the rewards of a series of promotions.
publicity	Notice or attention given to someone or something by the media. We distributed publicity* from a stall in the marketplace.*

Usage Examples of "Propaganda" as a noun

He was charged with distributing enemy propaganda.
The party's leaders believed that a long period of education and propaganda would be necessary.

Associations of "Propaganda" (30 Words)

amicable	Characterized by friendship and good will. An amicable* settlement of the dispute.*
crook	Dishonest; illegal. Some pretty crook* things went on there.*
dastardly	Wicked and cruel. The unprovoked and dastardly* attack by Japan on December 7th.*
devil	An instrument or machine fitted with sharp teeth or spikes, used for tearing or other destructive work. He was deviled by a new found fear.
dishonest	Intended to mislead or cheat. Dishonest politicians.
disinformation	Misinformation that is deliberately disseminated in order to influence or confuse rivals (foreign enemies or business competitors etc. The entire Western intelligence system had been systematically manipulated with clever disinformation.
dove	Flesh of a pigeon suitable for roasting or braising flesh of a dove young squab may be broiled. He was the cabinet s leading dove* the only minister to advocate peace talks.*
erroneous	Wrong; incorrect. Erroneous conclusions.
hegemony	The dominance or leadership of one social group or nation over others. To say they have priority is not to say they have complete hegemony.
knave	One of four face cards in a deck bearing a picture of a young prince.
lie	The way direction or position in which something lies. Kexby lies about five miles due east of York.
marketing	Shopping at a market. Most companies have a manager in charge of marketing.
mendacious	Given to lying. A mendacious* child.*
mendacity	Untruthfulness. People publicly castigated for past mendacity.
misinformation	Information that is incorrect. Nuclear matters are often entangled in a web of secrecy and misinformation.
nonviolent	Abstaining (on principle) from the use of violence.
pacific	Relating to the Pacific Ocean. The result of this pacific* policy was that no troops were called up.*
pacifist	Someone opposed to violence as a means of settling disputes. She was a committed pacifist* all her life.*
peaceable	Inclined or disposed to peace. In a peaceable* and orderly manner.*
peaceful	Peacefully resistant in response to injustice. Everything was so quiet and peaceful* in the early morning.*
peacetime	A period when a country is not at war. In peacetime* regiments were billeted upon towns and villages.*
pigeon	A pigeon descended from the wild rock dove kept for racing showing and carrying messages and common as a feral bird in towns.
prohibitionist	A reformer who opposes the use of intoxicating beverages.
rational	Having its source in or being guided by the intellect (as distinguished from experience or emotion. A rational* analysis.*
serene	An expanse of clear sky or calm sea. Serene certainty.
spreading	The opening of a subject to widespread discussion and debate.
stance	The way in which someone stands, especially when deliberately adopted (as in cricket, golf, and other sports); a person’s posture. She altered her stance* resting all her weight on one leg.*
suffragist	An advocate of the extension of voting rights (especially to women.
unthreatening	Not unfriendly or threatening. A quiet and unthreatening* place.*
wrong	Treat unjustly do wrong to. Cheating is wrong.