| feigning(trick, lie, sham, con, story) |
| fish story(noun, expression, fancy, informal, true) |
| fraud(noun, deception, lie, dishonesty, story) |
| fraudulence(noun, deception, dishonesty, deceit, falseness) |
| guile(noun, deception, dishonesty, deceit, falsehood) |
| hypocrisy(noun, deception, dishonesty, treachery, deceit) |
| inaccuracy(noun, deception, lie, dishonesty, error) |
| legerdemain |
| line(noun, cover, deception, lie, swindle) |
| magic |
| magnification(noun, fancy, line, exaggeration, embellishment) |
| mendacity(line, deception, lie, dishonesty, story) |
| misdirection |
| misunderstanding(noun, misinterpretation) |
| pretense(noun, cover, show, trick, lie) |
| satire(noun, imitation, joke, caricature, spoof) |
| sham(noun, trick, deception, lie, con) |
| slur(noun, slander) |
| stretch(noun, fancy, line, falsehood, exaggeration) |
| swindle(noun, deception, dishonesty, treachery, deceit) |