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The state or quality of being untruthful

Something that is invented or untrue

Language designed to be persuasive or impressive, but which is typically insincere or meaningless

Deceptive or false talk or behaviour

To stay in the same place or condition

To tell an untruth or falsehood

To be in, or to assume, a horizontal or resting position

(of a place) To be situated in a specified position or direction

(of something abstract) To reside or be found

To remain hidden or unseen

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Noun

The state or quality of being untruthful

disingenuousness

misrepresentation

untrustworthiness

terminological inexactitude

economy with the truth

duplicitousness

telling stories

underhandedness

lack of veracity

double-crossing

misrepresenting

little white lies

misinterpretation

misunderstanding

committing perjury

pretentiousness

trumped-up story

sanctimoniousness

pharisaicalness

cock and bull story

piece of fiction

little white lie

departure from the truth

alternative fact

being two-faced

false profession

lying under oath

wilful falsehood

giving false testimony

bearing false witness

bearing false testimony

forswearing oneself

false testimony

giving false evidence

false statement

making false statements

violation of an oath

unscrupulousness

monkey business

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“My world came crashing down when I realized that the people I trusted were full of lies.”

Noun

Something that is invented or untrue

alternative fact

misrepresentation

trumped-up story

creative writing

terminological inexactitude

cock and bull story

figment of imagination

figment of the imagination

work of fiction

works of fiction

work of imagination

piece of fiction

little white lie

departure from the truth

flight of fancy

cock-and-bull story

shaggy-dog story

traditional story

fictional account

castle in the air

disingenuousness

castles in the air

phantom of the mind

creature of the imagination

creation of the brain

false statement

misinterpretation

misunderstanding

economy with the truth

conspiracy theory

remarkable story

one for the birds

prepared speech

mistaken belief

science fiction

fictitious story

deviation from the truth

disregard for the facts

sword and sorcery

long and short of it

traveller's tale

idealization^US

idealisation^UK

romantic fiction

romantic short story

sense of excitement

sense of history

romantic comedy

adventure story

sense of adventure

sentimental fiction

farfetched story

lack of veracity

confidence trick

not a true picture

double entendre

quibbling routine

unbelievable tale

pussyfooting around

beating about the bush

exaggerated story

incredible story

sleight of hand

false information

bending of the truth

misleading information

rationalization^US

rationalisation^UK

unsound reasoning

twisting the facts

specious reasoning

overgeneral reasoning

finding a way round

confidence game

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Noun

Language designed to be persuasive or impressive, but which is typically insincere or meaningless

stuff and nonsense

thoughtlessness

incoherent talk

meaningless talk

preposterousness

lightheartedness

inconsequentiality

unreasonableness

meaninglessness

nonsensicalness

unintelligible language

obscure language

smoke and mirrors

unintelligible talk

chitter-chatter

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Noun

Deceptive or false talk or behaviour

sanctimoniousness

hypocritical behaviour

hypocritical talk

pharisaicalness

confidence trick

victimisation^UK

victimization^US

misrepresentation

pretentiousness

crocodile tears

smoke and mirrors

hypocritical statement

pious platitudes

hypocriticalness

confidence game

specious reasoning

artful argument

affected superiority

false profession

double standard

monkey business

lack of veracity

sleight of hand

piece of deception

bit of sharp practice

fraudulent scheme

underhandedness

oldest trick in the book

bait and switch

attention-grabber

wild-goose chase

diversionary tactic

misleading clue

disingenuousness

duplicitousness

being two-faced

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Verb

To stay in the same place or condition

stick to your guns

establishes oneself

carries through

has your home in

takes up residence

puts down roots

has one's residence

goes all the way

follows through

establishes yourself

has as your home

continues to exist

remains standing

hangs in the air

has taken up residence in

has established oneself in

makes one's home

stays the course

stops at nothing

sees something through

goes the distance

stays with something

leaves no stone unturned

refuses to go away

sets up housekeeping in

puts down roots in

sets up home in

makes one's home in

goes to live in

takes up residence in

becomes domiciled in

hangs up one's hat

holds your horses

spends some time

hangs one's hat

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“An ancient tome would lie on the altar.”

Verb

To tell an untruth or falsehood

“You always start fidgeting and slurring your words whenever you lie.”

Verb

To be in, or to assume, a horizontal or resting position

“You'd best lie here on this bed until your wounds heal.”

Verb

(of a place) To be situated in a specified position or direction

has its seat in

“Our destination would lie about twenty miles beyond the valley.”

Verb

(of something abstract) To reside or be found

has its existence

“The reality would lie somewhere between the two extremes.”

Verb

To remain hidden or unseen

“Just lie low and try not to draw any attention to yourself.”

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