Another word for falsity

Betrayal, especially of a moral obligation

• unfaithfulness

  1. The characteristic of being unfaithful; infidelity; disloyalty.

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  1. The characteristic of being unfaithful; infidelity; disloyalty.

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• treachery

  1. Willful betrayal of fidelity, confidence, or trust; perfidy.
  2. The act or an instance of such betrayal.

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  1. Willful betrayal of fidelity, confidence, or trust; perfidy.
  2. The act or an instance of such betrayal.

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• treacherousness

  1. Treachery; the characteristic of being treacherous.

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  1. Treachery; the characteristic of being treacherous.

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• traitorousness

  1. The state or quality of being traitorous.

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  1. The state or quality of being traitorous.

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• perfidy

  1. Deliberate breach of faith; calculated violation of trust; treachery:
  2. The act or an instance of treachery.

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  1. Deliberate breach of faith; calculated violation of trust; treachery:
  2. The act or an instance of treachery.

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• perfidiousness

  1. (rare) Unfaithfulness; deceitfulness; perfidy.

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  1. (rare) Unfaithfulness; deceitfulness; perfidy.

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• infidelity

  1. Unfaithfulness to a sexual partner, especially a spouse.
  2. An act of sexual unfaithfulness.
  3. Lack of fidelity or loyalty.

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  1. Unfaithfulness to a sexual partner, especially a spouse.
  2. An act of sexual unfaithfulness.
  3. Lack of fidelity or loyalty.

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• falseness

  1. The characteristic of being false.

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  1. The characteristic of being false.

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• false-heartedness

  1. The quality of being falsehearted.

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  1. The quality of being falsehearted.

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• faithlessness

  1. the quality of being faithless

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  1. the quality of being faithless

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• disloyalty

  1. The quality of being disloyal; faithlessness.
  2. A disloyal act.

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  1. The quality of being disloyal; faithlessness.
  2. A disloyal act.

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An erroneous or false idea

• untruth

  1. Something untrue; a lie.
  2. The condition of being false; lack of truth.
  3. Unfaithfulness.

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  1. Something untrue; a lie.
  2. The condition of being false; lack of truth.
  3. Unfaithfulness.

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• falseness

  1. The characteristic of being false.

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  1. The characteristic of being false.

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• falsehood

  1. An untrue statement; a lie or an inaccuracy.
  2. The practice of lying.
  3. Lack of conformity to truth or fact; inaccuracy.

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  1. An untrue statement; a lie or an inaccuracy.
  2. The practice of lying.
  3. Lack of conformity to truth or fact; inaccuracy.

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• fallacy

  1. A false notion.
  2. A statement or an argument based on a false or invalid inference.
  3. Incorrectness of reasoning or belief; erroneousness.

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  1. A false notion.
  2. A statement or an argument based on a false or invalid inference.
  3. Incorrectness of reasoning or belief; erroneousness.

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• error

  1. An act, assertion, or belief that unintentionally deviates from what is correct, right, or true.
  2. The condition of having incorrect or false knowledge.
  3. The act or an instance of deviating from an accepted code of behavior.

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  1. An act, assertion, or belief that unintentionally deviates from what is correct, right, or true.
  2. The condition of having incorrect or false knowledge.
  3. The act or an instance of deviating from an accepted code of behavior.

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• erroneousness

  1. The state of being in error; the quality of being erroneous.

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  1. The state of being in error; the quality of being erroneous.

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An untrue declaration

• whopper

  1. Something exceptionally big or remarkable.
  2. A gross untruth.

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  1. Something exceptionally big or remarkable.
  2. A gross untruth.

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• tall tale

  1. a kind of story or folk tale characterized by intentionally ludicrous exaggeration and incredible incidents

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  1. a kind of story or folk tale characterized by intentionally ludicrous exaggeration and incredible incidents

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• fish story

  1. An implausible, boastful story.

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  1. An implausible, boastful story.

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• untruth

  1. Something untrue; a lie.
  2. The condition of being false; lack of truth.
  3. Unfaithfulness.

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  1. Something untrue; a lie.
  2. The condition of being false; lack of truth.
  3. Unfaithfulness.

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• tale

  1. A recital of events or happenings; a report or revelation:
  2. A malicious story, piece of gossip, or petty complaint.
  3. A deliberate lie; a falsehood.

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  1. A recital of events or happenings; a report or revelation:
  2. A malicious story, piece of gossip, or petty complaint.
  3. A deliberate lie; a falsehood.

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• story

  1. An account or report regarding the facts of an event or group of events:
  2. An anecdote:
  3. A lie:

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  1. An account or report regarding the facts of an event or group of events:
  2. An anecdote:
  3. A lie:

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• prevarication

  1. A lie; deceitful or dishonest behavior; equivocation. A lie; deceitful or dishonest behavior; equivocation.

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  1. A lie; deceitful or dishonest behavior; equivocation. A lie; deceitful or dishonest behavior; equivocation.

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• misstatement

  1. A statement that is false. Usually indicating an error rather than an intentional lie.

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  1. A statement that is false. Usually indicating an error rather than an intentional lie.

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• misrepresentation

  1. A false statement typically made with the intention to mislead. See fraud. A false statement typically made with the intention to mislead. See fraud.

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  1. A false statement typically made with the intention to mislead. See fraud. A false statement typically made with the intention to mislead. See fraud.

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• lie

  1. To be or place oneself at rest in a flat, horizontal, or recumbent position; recline:
  2. To be placed on or supported by a surface that is usually horizontal:
  3. To be or remain in a specified condition:

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  1. To be or place oneself at rest in a flat, horizontal, or recumbent position; recline:
  2. To be placed on or supported by a surface that is usually horizontal:
  3. To be or remain in a specified condition:

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• inveracity

  1. Lack of veracity; untruthfulness.
  2. An untruth; a falsehood.

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  1. Lack of veracity; untruthfulness.
  2. An untruth; a falsehood.

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• fiction

  1. The category of literature, drama, film, or other creative work whose content is imagined and is not necessarily based on fact.
  2. Works in this category:
  3. A work within this category:

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  1. The category of literature, drama, film, or other creative work whose content is imagined and is not necessarily based on fact.
  2. Works in this category:
  3. A work within this category:

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• fib

  1. An insignificant or childish lie.
  2. To tell a fib.

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  1. An insignificant or childish lie.
  2. To tell a fib.

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• falsehood

  1. An untrue statement; a lie or an inaccuracy.
  2. The practice of lying.
  3. Lack of conformity to truth or fact; inaccuracy.

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  1. An untrue statement; a lie or an inaccuracy.
  2. The practice of lying.
  3. Lack of conformity to truth or fact; inaccuracy.

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• cock-and-bull story

  1. An absurd or highly improbable tale passed off as being true.

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  1. An absurd or highly improbable tale passed off as being true.

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• canard

  1. An unfounded or false, deliberately misleading story.
  2. A short winglike control surface projecting from the fuselage of an aircraft, such as a space shuttle, mounted forward of the main wing and serving as a horizontal stabilizer.
  3. An aircraft whose horizontal stabilizing surfaces are forward of the main wing.

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  1. An unfounded or false, deliberately misleading story.
  2. A short winglike control surface projecting from the fuselage of an aircraft, such as a space shuttle, mounted forward of the main wing and serving as a horizontal stabilizer.
  3. An aircraft whose horizontal stabilizing surfaces are forward of the main wing.

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