Cock-and-bull story synonyms
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fanciful tale
farfetched story
An implausible, boastful story.
(Idiomatic) An idea, narrative, suggestion, etc. which is extremely imaginative and which appears to be entirely unrealistic, untrue, or impractical; thinking which is very speculative.
An elaborate story or explanation intended to deceive or mislead.
tall-story
A tale or an account of questionable veracity; a lie.
(Idiomatic) A greatly exaggerated, fantastic story.
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unbelievable tale
A false or misleading report or story, especially if deliberately so.
A false statement; lie
(Uncountable) The characteristic of being untrue.
A small or trivial lie
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Lack of veracity; untruthfulness.
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An intentionally false statement; an intentional falsehood.
Incorrect or unfaithful representation in the capacity of agent or official representative, as of a principal in a matter of business, or of constituents in legislation.
Evasion of the truth; deceit, evasiveness.
Something untrue; a lie.
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Something remarkably large
true (related)
Proper alignment or adjustment:
Alternative spelling of fairy tale.
an interesting but highly implausible story; often told as an excuse
Find another word for cock-and-bull story. In this page you can discover 26 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for cock-and-bull story, like: fanciful tale, farfetched story, fish story, flight-of-fancy, song-and-dance, tall-story, tall tale, unbelievable tale, canard, falsehood and falsity.