89 entries under lie topic. ×

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fib(noun, literature, cover, line, deception)
19
untruth(noun, literature, line, deception, true)
18
fabrication(noun, literature, line, deception)
18
falsehood(noun, literature, line, deception, true)
15
equivocation(noun, cover, clear, line, deception)
15
fiction(noun, literature, line, deception, true)
13
tale(noun, deception, true, sham)
12
story(noun, line, deception, true)
11
falsification(noun, deception, story, deceit)
11
mendacity(noun, deception, sham, deceit)
9
invention(noun, literature, line, nonfiction)
8
cock-and-bull story(noun, expression, true, story)
8
evasiveness(noun, line, escape, excuse)
8
misrepresentation(noun, literature, cover, line, deception)
7
distortion(noun, cover, line, deception)
7
tall tale(noun, expression, informal, deception, true)
7
tergiversation(noun, cover, clear, line)
6
deceit(noun, cover, deception, sham)
6
deception(noun, cover, line, dishonest)
6
dishonesty(noun, deception, sham, dishonesty)
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