57 entries under deception topic. ×

36
story(noun, report, line, detail)
23
fiction(noun, literature, report, line)
22
yarn(noun, literature, feature, report, line)
18
fib(noun, speech, true, lie)
17
fable(noun, literature, feature, knowledge, report)
17
lie(noun, literature, abuse, report, scorn)
14
fabrication(noun, literature, report, line)
13
untruth(noun, literature, line, true)
12
prevarication(noun, true, lie, sham)
8
whopper(noun, literature, slang, line)
6
canard(noun, report, line, belief)
5
falsity(noun, line, true, lie)
4
mendacity(noun, line, lie, sham)
4
tall tale(noun, expression, informal, true)
3
misstatement(noun, true, lie, sham)
2
fake(dishonesty, deceit, falseness, falsity)
2
sham(lie, dishonesty, story, deceit)
1
cover-up(lie, sham, story, untruth)
1
deceit(noun, lie, sham, dishonesty)
1
dishonesty(noun, lie, sham, story)
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