32
lie(noun, verb, literature, cover, promote)
26
untruth(noun, literature, deception, true, lie)
23
falsehood(noun, literature, deception, true, lie)
22
fiction(noun, literature, deception, true, lie)
22
prevarication(noun, literature, cover, line, deception)
21
story(noun, trick, deception, true, lie)
20
tale(noun, deception, true, lie, sham)
17
fabrication(noun, literature, deception, lie, sham)
14
invention(noun, literature, lie, nonfiction, fantasy)
14
fable(noun, literature, deception, lie, sham)
13
prevaricate(verb, promote, fake, plant, tell)
13
misrepresentation(noun, cover, line, true, lie)
12
fabricate(verb, promote, fake, plant, tell)
11
whopper(noun, slang, true, lie, sham)
10
falsify(verb, promote, fake, plant, tell)
10
yarn(noun, literature, deception, lie, sham)
9
invent(verb, promote, fake, plant, tell)
9
concoct(verb, promote, fake, plant, tell)
9
palter(verb, promote, fake, plant, tell)
9
tall story(noun, expression, idiom, literature, lie)
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