40 entries under deception topic. ×

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tale(noun, literature, feature, knowledge, report)
24
fiction(noun, literature, thing, account)
17
fabrication(noun, literature, thing, lie)
16
yarn(noun, literature, feature, report, informal)
13
lie(noun, literature, activity, thing)
11
fib(noun, literature, activity, thing)
9
untruth(noun, literature, thing, lie)
8
forgery(noun, thing, lie, dishonesty)
6
figment(noun, lie, sham, dishonesty)
5
canard(noun, lie, sham, dishonesty)
5
prevarication(noun, lie, sham, fantasy)
5
tall tale(noun, expression, informal, lie)
5
whopper(noun, literature, lie, sham)
3
cock-and-bull story(noun, expression, lie, story)
3
falsity(noun, lie, sham, dishonesty)
2
deceit(noun, lie, sham, dishonesty)
2
line(noun, lie, sham, dishonesty)
2
mendacity(noun, lie, sham, dishonesty)
2
sham(lie, story, falsity, untruth)
1
cover-up(lie, sham, story, untruth)
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