160 entries under noun topic. ×

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lie(literature, cover, line, deception)
21
fib(literature, cover, line, deception)
19
untruth(literature, line, deception, true)
18
fabrication(literature, line, deception, lie)
18
falsehood(literature, line, deception, true)
15
equivocation(cover, clear, line, deception)
15
fiction(literature, line, deception, true)
13
lying(cover, line, deception, dishonesty)
13
tale(deception, true, lie, sham)
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story(line, deception, true, lie)
11
evasion(cover, line, escape, falsehood)
11
falsification(deception, lie, story, deceit)
11
mendacity(deception, lie, sham, deceit)
9
invention(literature, line, lie, nonfiction)
8
cock-and-bull story(expression, true, lie, story)
8
evasiveness(line, escape, lie, excuse)
8
misrepresentation(literature, cover, line, deception)
7
distortion(cover, line, deception, lie)
7
subterfuge(shift, escape, routine, cunning)
7
tall tale(expression, informal, deception, true)
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