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| lie(noun, deception, true, story, deceit) | |
| falsehood(noun, deception, true, lie, story) | |
| prevarication(noun, true, lie, story, falsehood) | |
| untruth(noun, deception, true, lie, story) | |
| fabrication(noun, deception, lie, story, deceit) | |
| falsity(noun, true, lie, story, falsehood) | |
| misrepresentation(noun, true, lie, story, falsehood) | |
| exaggeration(noun, lie, falsehood, fiction) | |
| chestnut(lie, falsehood) | |
| clothesline(lie, falsehood) | |
| defamation(lie, falsehood) | |
| detraction(lie, falsehood) | |
| gossip(lie, falsehood) | |
| made-up story(expression, lie, falsehood) | |
| rigmarole(lie, falsehood, rumor) | |
| rumor(lie, falsehood) | |
| scandal(lie, falsehood, rumor) | |
| slander(lie, falsehood) | |
| spiel(lie, falsehood, rumor) | |
| untruism(lie, story, falsehood, untruth, rumor) |
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| APA | Smart Define. (2015). cock-and-bull story thesaurus. Retrieved October 2, 2026, from https://smartdefine.org/cock-and-bull_story/thesaurus/synonyms |
| Chicago | Smart Define. 2015. "cock-and-bull story thesaurus" https://smartdefine.org/cock-and-bull_story/thesaurus/synonyms (accessed October 2, 2026). |
| Harvard | Smart Define 2015, cock-and-bull story thesaurus, Smart Define, viewed 2 October, 2026, <https://smartdefine.org/cock-and-bull_story/thesaurus/synonyms>. |
| MLA | Smart Define. "cock-and-bull story thesaurus" 10 April 2015. Web. 2 October 2026. <https://smartdefine.org/cock-and-bull_story/thesaurus/synonyms> |