Definitions

half-truth

[haf-trooth, hahf-] / ˈhæfˌtruθ, ˈhɑf- /

NOUN

falsehood

Synonyms

STRONGEST

cover-up deceit deception dishonesty distortion fabrication fakery fallacy falsity misstatement perjury prevarication sham tall tale untruth

STRONG

canard dissimulation equivocation erroneousness error fable fallaciousness falseness feigning fib fiction figment fraud hogwash line mendacity pretense story tale untruthfulness whopper yarn

WEAK

fibbery untruism

Antonyms

STRONGEST

frankness honesty openness truth truthfulness uprightness

STRONG

nonfiction reality

NOUN

generality

Synonyms

STRONGEST

generalization

STRONG

abstraction law observation principle universality

WEAK

abstract principle loose statement sweeping statement

Antonyms

WEAK

detail specific specificity

NOUN

white lie

Synonyms

WEAK

exaggeration harmless untruth little white lie mental dishonesty near truth partial truth slight stretch suggestio falsi trivial untruth untruth well-intentioned untruth

Example Sentences

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A Half-truth is as Hateful as a Lie.

From Story Lessons of Character Building (Morals) and Manners by Bates, Loïs