100 entries under falsehood topic. ×

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dishonesty(noun, craft, cheat, trick, twist)
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equivocation(noun, cover, lie, mistake, dishonest)
8
evasion(noun, cover, trick, lie, mistake)
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lie(noun, cover, line, trick, display)
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lying(noun, cover, line, lie, dishonest)
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fake(noun, adjective, catch, cheat, trick)
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falsehood(noun, trick, lie, mistake, dishonest)
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falseness(noun, lie, sham, dishonesty, treachery)
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pretense(noun, cover, show, catch, fake)
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sophistry(noun, cover, line, trick, talk)
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untruth(noun, lie, mistake, dishonest, sham)
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falsity(noun, display, lie, sham, dishonesty)
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casuistry(noun, cover, line, display, lie)
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deceptiveness(noun, cover, line, cheat, lie)
4
fraudulence(noun, cheat, speed, ripoff, zeal)
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insincerity(noun, trick, display, lie, dishonest)
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sophism(noun, trick, mistake, dishonest, dishonesty)
3
act(trick, sham, con, fraud)
3
error(noun, confusion, uncertainty, lie, impression)
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falsification(noun, trick, sham, dishonesty, con)
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