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tale(noun, report, line, deception, detail)
19
fiction(noun, report, line, deception, belief)
17
fable(noun, deception, account, lie)
14
lie(noun, report, trick, deception, belief)
13
yarn(noun, report, line, informal, deception)
11
fib(noun, trick, deception, true, lie)
11
fabrication(noun, report, line, deception, belief)
11
untruth(noun, line, deception, true, lie)
11
prevarication(noun, line, deception, true, lie)
10
storey(noun, action, report, account, lie)
10
tall tale(noun, expression, informal, deception, true)
7
whopper(noun, slang, line, deception, true)
6
falsity(noun, line, deception, true, lie)
4
mendacity(line, deception, lie, dishonesty)
3
canard(noun, report, line, deception, true)
3
distortion(noun, informal, deception, lie)
3
line(level, deception, account, lie)
3
misstatement(noun, deception, true, lie)
2
device(noun, action, trick, lie)
2
figment(noun, deception, lie, dishonesty)
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APASmart Define. (2015). story thesaurus. Retrieved September 30, 2026, from https://smartdefine.org/story/thesaurus/synonyms
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HarvardSmart Define 2015, story thesaurus, Smart Define, viewed 30 September, 2026, <https://smartdefine.org/story/thesaurus/synonyms>.
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