43 entries under deception topic. ×

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lie(noun, cover, line, sham)
10
misstatement(noun, lie, sham, falsehood)
6
fabrication(noun, lie, sham, story)
6
prevarication(noun, cover, line, lie)
6
untruth(noun, lie, sham, story)
5
equivocation(noun, cover, line, lie)
4
error(noun, lie, sham, error)
4
fallacy(noun, cover, line, lie)
4
story(noun, informal, lie, sham)
3
casuistry(noun, cover, line, lie)
3
deceit(noun, cover, line, lie)
3
dissimulation(cover, line, lie, sham)
3
hogwash(lie, sham, story, untruth)
3
line(noun, cover, lie, sham)
3
untruthfulness(lie, sham, dishonesty, story)
2
canard(lie, sham, dishonesty, story)
2
delusion(noun, cover, line, lie)
2
erroneousness(lie, sham, story, untruth)
2
fallaciousness(lie, sham, story, untruth)
2
falseness(lie, sham, dishonesty, story)
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