| NOUN | communication | falsehood, falsity, untruth | a false statement |
|---|---|---|---|
| act | falsehood, falsification | the act of rendering something false / false / false as by fraudulent changes (of documents or measures etc.) or counterfeiting |
| Sounds | fae'lshhuh.d | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | adulthood ... wormwood: 60 rhymes with uhd... | |
| Meaning | A false statement. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonyms | falsity, untruth | |
| Narrower | contradiction, contradiction in terms | (logic) a statement that is necessarily false |
| dodge, dodging, scheme | A statement that evades the question by cleverness or trickery | |
| fabrication, fiction, fable | A deliberately false / false or improbable account | |
| lie, prevarication | A statement that deviates from or perverts the truth | |
| misrepresentation, deceit, deception | A misleading falsehood | |
| Broader | statement | A message that is stated or declared |
| Opposite | truth, true statement | A true statement |
| Spanish | bola, embuste, falsedad, infundio, mentira, patraña, trola | |
| Catalan | bola, falòrnia, falsedat, falsia, mentida, trola | |
| Meaning | The act of rendering something false / false / false as by fraudulent changes (of documents or measures etc.) or counterfeiting. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonym | falsification | |
| Narrower | forgery | criminal falsification by making or altering an instrument with intent to defraud |
| frame-up, setup | An act that incriminates someone on a false / false / false charge | |
| sophistication | falsification by the use of sophistry | |
| Broader | dishonesty, knavery | lack of honesty |
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