FAIRY TALE Synonyms: 58 Similar and Opposite Words

fairy tale

noun

as in lie

a statement known by its maker to be untrue and made in order to deceive did you really see a bear, or are you telling us another one of your fairy tales?

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Recent Examples of fairy tale Castles, cottages, and villages from fairy tales like those of the Brother Grimm are re-created at the scale of furniture, sculpted in fortified plasters, wood and metal framing, epoxies, fiberglass, and acrylic paint. —

Natalia Torija, Curbed, 3 Jan. 2025 Stuff like that is as predictable as the ending to a fairy tale. —

Aamina Inayat Khan, StyleCaster, 2 Jan. 2025 As romantic nationalism surged, scholars travelled the country collecting fairy tales, folk songs, local idioms, and traditional crafts. —

Caitlyn Murphy, Hazlitt, 18 Dec. 2024 This British children's film, adapted from the Matt Haig book of the same name, is a winning fairy tale about the power of belief. —

James Mercadante, EW.com, 14 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for fairy tale

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There's also teases of more pod love triangles (of course), social media exposés, lies, and exes potentially still being in the picture (and living in the same building).

— Sydney Bucksbaum, EW.com, 28 Jan. 2025
Many of the former government officials whose lies have resulted in the disastrous policies of the past and the unending wars, particularly in the Middle East, are the most vocal opponents of her nomination.

— Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 27 Jan. 2025