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UNTRUTH Synonyms

There are 20 synonyms of the word untruth. (exact relations)
There are 17 hypernyms of the word untruth. (close relations)

Best Alternative Words for UNTRUTH

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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

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

distortion
nounn
noun

• a change for the worse

• a shape resulting from distortion

• an optical phenomenon resulting from the failure of a lens or mirror to produce a good image

• a change (usually undesired) in the waveform of an acoustic or analog electrical signal; the difference between two measurements of a signal (as between the input and output signal)

• the act of distorting something so it seems to mean something it was not intended to mean

• the mistake of misrepresenting the facts

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

fallacy
nounn
noun

• a misconception resulting from incorrect reasoning

fiction
noun, adjectiven, adj
noun

• a literary work based on the imagination and not necessarily on fact

• a deliberately false or improbable account

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

misconception
nounn
noun

• an incorrect conception

misrepresentation
nounn
noun

• a misleading falsehood

• a willful perversion of facts

myth
nounn
noun

• a traditional story accepted as history; serves to explain the world view of a people

perjury
nounn
noun

• criminal offense of making false statements under oath

prevarication
nounn
noun

• a statement that deviates from or perverts the truth

• intentionally vague or ambiguous

• the deliberate act of deviating from the truth

fictionality
nounn
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inveracity
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tall tale
noun, adjectiven, adj
noun

• an improbable (unusual or incredible or fanciful) story

falsity
nounn
noun

• the state of being false or untrue

• a false statement

Best Hypernyms For UNTRUTH

Here is a list of related hypernyms for untruth, these are close relations that fall within the same topic. Most relevant words are highlighted and in order.
Words (17)
deceit deception dishonesty distortion fabrication fallacy falsehood falsity fiction guile inaccuracy lie mendacity misrepresentation perjury prevarication statement

Alternatives for FALSEHOOD

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