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BEARING FALSE WITNESS Synonyms

There are 11 synonyms of the phrase bearing false witness. (exact relations)
There are 5 hypernyms of the phrase bearing false witness. (close relations)

Best Alternative Words for BEARING FALSE WITNESS

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perjury
nounn
noun

• criminal offense of making false statements under oath

deceit
nounn
noun

• the quality of being fraudulent

• a misleading falsehood

• the act of deceiving

deceitfulness
nounn
noun

• the quality of being deceitful

dishonesty
nounn
noun

• the quality of being dishonest

• lack of honesty; acts of lying or cheating or stealing

fabrication
nounn
noun

• a deliberately false or improbable account

• writing in a fictional form

• the act of making something (a product) from raw materials

• the act of constructing something (as a piece of machinery)

• the deliberate act of deviating from the truth

falsehood
nounn
noun

• a false statement

• the act of rendering something false as by fraudulent changes (of documents or measures etc.) or counterfeiting

lying
verb, adjectivev, adj
noun

• the deliberate act of deviating from the truth

mendacity
nounn
noun

• the tendency to be untruthful

prevarication
nounn
noun

• a statement that deviates from or perverts the truth

• intentionally vague or ambiguous

• the deliberate act of deviating from the truth

untruth
nounn
noun

• a false statement

lying under oath
noun

• criminal offense of making false statements under oath

Best Hypernyms For BEARING FALSE WITNESS

Here is a list of related hypernyms for bearing false witness, these are close relations that fall within the same topic. Most relevant words are highlighted and in order.
Words (5)
infraction infringement misdemeanor misdemeanour violation

Alternatives for PERJURY

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