69 entries under deception topic. ×

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lie(noun, literature, cover, line)
21
fib(noun, literature, cover, line)
19
untruth(noun, literature, line, true)
18
fabrication(noun, literature, line, lie)
18
falsehood(noun, literature, line, true)
15
equivocation(noun, cover, clear, line)
15
fiction(noun, literature, line, true)
13
lying(noun, cover, line, dishonesty)
13
tale(noun, true, lie, sham)
12
story(noun, line, true, lie)
11
falsification(noun, lie, story, deceit)
11
mendacity(noun, lie, sham, deceit)
8
misrepresentation(noun, literature, cover, line)
7
distortion(noun, cover, line, lie)
7
tall tale(noun, expression, informal, true)
6
deceit(noun, cover, lie, sham)
6
dishonesty(noun, lie, sham, dishonesty)
6
falsity(noun, true, lie, sham)
6
whopper(noun, slang, true, lie)
5
fable(noun, lie, sham, fantasy)
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