FALSITY Synonyms
There are 3 hypernyms of the word falsity. (close relations)
Best Alternative Words for FALSITY
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falsehood | nounn | |||||||
noun • a false statement • the act of rendering something false as by fraudulent changes (of documents or measures etc.) or counterfeiting | ||||||||
untruth | nounn | |||||||
noun • a false statement | ||||||||
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 | ||||||||
deceit | nounn | |||||||
noun • the quality of being fraudulent • a misleading falsehood • the act of deceiving | ||||||||
deception | nounn | |||||||
noun • a misleading falsehood • the act of deceiving • an illusory feat; considered magical by naive observers | ||||||||
dishonesty | nounn | |||||||
noun • the quality of being dishonest • lack of honesty; acts of lying or cheating or stealing | ||||||||
disinformation | nounn | |||||||
noun • misinformation that is deliberately disseminated in order to influence or confuse rivals (foreign enemies or business competitors etc.) | ||||||||
inaccuracy | nounn | |||||||
noun • the quality of being inaccurate and having errors | ||||||||
lie | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a statement that deviates from or perverts the truth • Norwegian diplomat who was the first Secretary General of the United Nations (1896-1968) • position or manner in which something is situated verb • be located or situated somewhere; occupy a certain position • be lying, be prostrate; be in a horizontal position • originate (in) • be and remain in a particular state or condition • tell an untruth; pretend with intent to deceive • have a place in relation to something else • assume a reclining position | ||||||||
mendacity | nounn | |||||||
noun • the tendency to be untruthful | ||||||||
misrepresentation | nounn | |||||||
noun • a misleading falsehood • a willful perversion of facts | ||||||||
falseness | nounn | |||||||
noun • the state of being false or untrue • unfaithfulness by virtue of being unreliable or treacherous • the quality of not being open or truthful; deceitful or hypocritical | ||||||||
fiction | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
noun • a literary work based on the imagination and not necessarily on fact • a deliberately false or improbable account |