Paul's success was a myth.
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Myth
/mɪθ/
Synonyms for "myth" (146 found)
Ranked by relevance and common usage.
Closest matches (30)
adventure storyallegoryancient wisdomapologueapparitionarchetypal mytharchetypal patternbedtime storybrainchildbubblecanardchimeracock-and-bull storycommon lawconcoctioncreationcustomdeliriumdetective storyeidolon
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Noun(4 words)
Adjective(3 words)
ancient civilization mythsbiblical flood mythearthbound legends
Strong matches (43)
fabliaufabricationfairy talefalsehoodfancyfantasquefantasyfibfictionfigmentfigment of the imaginationfolk motiffolk storyfolklorefolktaleforgerygestghost storyhallucinationhistory
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horse operaidle fancyillusionimageryimaginationimaginingimmemorial usageinsubstantial imageinvention
Noun(11 words)
fallaciesfallacyfalsehoodfalsehoodsfate cycle conceptfigmentsfolktalegunslingersinvent a gameirrationalitiesleast historical
Adjective(3 words)
false ideagothic wato mythirregular shapes
Related words (73)
legendlielorelove storymaggotmake believemake-believemarchenmishnahmysterymystery storymythologymythosnursery taleparablephantasmphantomprevaricationracial memoryromance
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sagasci fiscience fictionshockersick fancyspace fictionspace operaspiritus mundistorystretch of the imaginationsunnasuspense storytaletall taletalmudthick-coming fanciesthrillertraditiontraditionalismtraditionalitytripuntruthvaporvisionwesternwestern storywesternerwhimwhimsywhodunitwhopperwildest dreamwildest dreamswork of fiction
Noun(13 words)
legendlegend for waterlegendslife science conceptmisconceptionogre mythorigin storyphantasiesphantasyingpopular mythsuperstitionstalesurban myths
Adverb(1 words)
not based on evidence
Adjective(5 words)
physical lawspointwise continuitytraditional narrativetraditional storyutopian vision
Choosing the right synonym
- Closest matches in this entry: adventure story, allegory, anarchist philosophy, ancient civilization myths, ancient wisdom.
- Sentence evidence is available for myth, so synonym choice can be checked against real usage rather than a flat word list.
- Ranking signals come from moby, derived_reverse, opengloss.
Synonym selection checklist
- Match the part of speech before comparing meanings.
- Check whether the synonym changes intensity, formality, or emotional tone.
- Read the replacement inside the full sentence, not just beside "myth".
- Prefer the clearest word over the most unusual word when writing for speed or comprehension.
When not to replace "myth"
Keep "myth" when the sentence already sounds natural, when a synonym would add unintended emphasis, or when readers need the most familiar wording. A synonym should clarify or sharpen the message, not simply make the sentence look more varied.
If two options seem close, choose the one that best matches the audience and purpose of the sentence.
Replacement workflow
1. Preserve meaning
Choose a synonym only if it keeps the core idea of "myth" intact in the sentence you are editing.
2. Tune tone
Check whether the replacement sounds more formal, casual, emotional, technical, or forceful than the original word.
3. Re-read context
Read the full sentence after the swap. Keep the synonym only when the sentence becomes clearer or more precise.
Review note: Synonym lists are ranked with lexical data and reviewed for practical writing value. Use the comparison notes, sentence evidence, and source labels together; a high-ranking synonym can still be wrong when the audience, register, or grammar changes.
Final fit check
After choosing a replacement for "myth", read the sentence once for meaning and once for rhythm. The best synonym should feel natural in the full sentence, not only accurate in a word list.
If the synonym makes the sentence slower, vaguer, or more dramatic than intended, keep "myth" or choose a simpler alternative from the closest-match group.
Related word relations
OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.
More general
9 entriesMore specific
5 entriescreation mythflood mythfounding mythpolitical mythurban myth
Collocations
5 entriescreation mythcultural mythfounding mythnational mythorigin story
Inflections
1 entriesDerivations
5 entriesTranslations
123 translations across 84 languages.
Afrikaans
1 entries- mite noun (divine story)
Albanian
1 entries- mit noun (divine story)
Ancient Greek
1 entries- μῦθος noun (divine story)
Arabic
1 entries- أُسْطُورَة noun (divine story)
Armenian
1 entries- առասպել noun (divine story)
Azerbaijani
4 entries- mif noun (divine story)
- əfsanə noun (divine story)
- əsatir noun (divine story)
- اساطیر noun (divine story)
Basque
1 entries- mito noun (divine story)
Belarusian
2 entries- міт noun (divine story)
- міф noun (divine story)
Bengali
1 entries- শ্রুতি noun (divine story)
Bulgarian
1 entries- мит noun (divine story)
Burmese
1 entries- ဒဏ္ဍာရီ noun (divine story)
Catalan
2 entries- mite noun (divine story)
- mites noun (divine story)
Central Sierra Miwok
1 entries- ˀútne- noun (divine story)
Chinese
2 entries- шынхуа noun (divine story)
- 神話 /神话 noun (divine story)
Chinese Cantonese
1 entries- 神話 /神话 noun (divine story)
Chinese Mandarin
1 entries- 神話 /神话 noun (divine story)
Church Slavic
1 entries- мѷѳъ noun (divine story)
Czech
1 entries- mýtus noun (divine story)
Danish
1 entries- myte noun (divine story)
Dutch
1 entries- mythe noun (divine story)
Eastern Min Chinese
1 entries- 神話 /神话 noun (divine story)
Erzya
1 entries- пазъёвкс noun (divine story)
Esperanto
1 entries- mito noun (divine story)
Estonian
1 entries- müüt noun (divine story)
Faroese
4 entries- frumsøgn noun (divine story)
- gudasøgn noun (divine story)
- myta noun (divine story)
- mýta noun (divine story)
Finnish
2 entries- jumalaistaru noun (divine story)
- myytti noun (divine story)
French
1 entries- mythe noun (divine story)
Galician
1 entries- mito noun (divine story)
Georgian
3 entries- თქმულება noun (divine story)
- ლეგენდა noun (divine story)
- მითი noun (divine story)
German
2 entries- Mythos noun (divine story)
- Sage noun (divine story)
Greek
1 entries- μύθος noun (divine story)
Hakka Chinese
1 entries- 神話 /神话 noun (divine story)
Hebrew
1 entries- מִיתוֹס noun (divine story)
Hindi
1 entries- मिथक noun (divine story)
Hungarian
3 entries- hitrege noun (divine story)
- mítosz noun (divine story)
- rege noun (divine story)
Icelandic
2 entries- saga noun (divine story)
- uppspuni noun (divine story)
Ido
1 entries- mito noun (divine story)
Indonesian
1 entries- mitos noun (divine story)
Iranian Persian
3 entries- اَفْسانِه noun (divine story)
- اُسْطورِه noun (divine story)
- رِوایَت noun (divine story)
Irish
1 entries- miotas noun (divine story)
Italian
1 entries- mito noun (divine story)
Japanese
1 entries- 神話 noun (divine story)
Kazakh
2 entries- аңыз noun (divine story)
- миф noun (divine story)
Khmer
1 entries- ទេវកថា noun (divine story)
Korean
1 entries- 신화 noun (divine story)
Kyrgyz
2 entries- миф noun (divine story)
- уламыш noun (divine story)
Lao
1 entries- ຕຳນານ noun (divine story)
Latin
1 entries- mȳthos noun (divine story)
Latvian
1 entries- mīts noun (divine story)
Lithuanian
1 entries- mitas noun (divine story)
Macedonian
1 entries- мит noun (divine story)
Malay
1 entries- mitos noun (divine story)
Mongolian
1 entries- домог noun (divine story)
Māori
1 entries- pūrākau noun (divine story)
Northern Kurdish
2 entries- efsane noun (divine story)
- mît noun (divine story)
Norwegian Bokmål
1 entries- myte noun (divine story)
Norwegian Nynorsk
1 entries- myte noun (divine story)
Ottoman Turkish
3 entries- اساطیر noun (divine story)
- اسطوره noun (divine story)
- داستان noun (divine story)
Pashto
2 entries- اسطوره noun (divine story)
- افسانه noun (divine story)
Polish
1 entries- mit noun (divine story)
Portuguese
1 entries- mito noun (divine story)
Romanian
2 entries- legendă noun (divine story)
- mit noun (divine story)
Russian
1 entries- миф noun (divine story)
Scottish Gaelic
1 entries- fionnsgeul noun (divine story)
Serbo-Croatian
2 entries- mȋt noun (divine story)
- ми̑т noun (divine story)
Slovak
1 entries- mýtus noun (divine story)
Slovene
1 entries- mit noun (divine story)
Sotho
1 entries- tshomo noun (divine story)
Spanish
1 entries- mito noun (divine story)
Swedish
1 entries- myt noun (divine story)
Tajik
3 entries- афсона noun (divine story)
- ривоят noun (divine story)
- устура noun (divine story)
Tamil
1 entries- தொன்மம் noun (divine story)
Telugu
1 entries- పురాణము noun (divine story)
Thai
1 entries- ตำนาน noun (divine story)
Turkish
4 entries- efsane noun (divine story)
- mit noun (divine story)
- söylence noun (divine story)
- tansık noun (divine story)
Turkmen
2 entries- mif noun (divine story)
- rowaýat noun (divine story)
Ukrainian
2 entries- міт noun (divine story)
- міф noun (divine story)
Urdu
3 entries- اَفْسانَہ noun (divine story)
- اُسْطُورَہ noun (divine story)
- داسْتان noun (divine story)
Uyghur
2 entries- ئەپسانە noun (divine story)
- رىۋايەت noun (divine story)
Uzbek
2 entries- afsona noun (divine story)
- mif noun (divine story)
Vietnamese
1 entries- thần thoại noun (divine story)
Welsh
2 entries- chwedl noun (divine story)
- myth noun (divine story)
Wu Chinese
1 entries- 神話 /神话 noun (divine story)
Yiddish
1 entries- מיטאָס noun (divine story)
Sample sentences
18 total sentences available.
The myth offers insights into the ancient civilization.
Source: tatoeba (46053)
The mountain is famous in myth and legend.
Source: tatoeba (47712)
What he had said proved to be a myth.
Source: tatoeba (287839)
Showing 4 of 18 available sentences.
Common questions
What are the closest synonyms for "myth"?
Closest matches include adventure story, allegory, anarchist philosophy, ancient civilization myths, ancient wisdom.
How should I check whether a synonym fits "myth"?
Compare the replacement against real sentence context. This entry includes sample sentences so you can check tone, grammar, and meaning before swapping words.