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| white lie(noun, expression, falsehood, untruth) | |
| canard(noun, true, story, falsehood) | |
| exaggeration(noun, falsehood, fiction, fib) | |
| invention(noun, deception, story, deceit) | |
| inveracity(noun, true) | |
| mendacity(story, untruth) | |
| distortion(noun, story, untruth) | |
| fake(noun, invention, untruth) | |
| farfetched story(noun, expression, story, exaggeration) | |
| forgery(noun, deception, story, deceit) | |
| sham(story, untruth) | |
| artifact(noun, invention, untruth) | |
| barefaced lie(expression, untruth) | |
| chestnut(falsehood, fib) | |
| clothesline(falsehood, fib) | |
| concoction(noun, invention, untruth) | |
| cover-up(story, untruth) | |
| deceit(noun, deception, story, falseness) | |
| deception(story, untruth) | |
| defamation(falsehood, fib) |
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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> |