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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• 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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• falsity

  1. The quality or condition of being false.
  2. Something false; a lie.

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  1. The quality or condition of being false.
  2. Something false; a lie.

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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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An entertaining and often oral account of a real or fictitious occurrence

• yarn

  1. A continuous strand of twisted threads of natural or synthetic fibers, such as wool or nylon, used in weaving or knitting.
  2. A similar strand of other materials such as glass or plastic.
  3. A long, often elaborate narrative of real or fictitious adventures; an entertaining tale.

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  1. A continuous strand of twisted threads of natural or synthetic fibers, such as wool or nylon, used in weaving or knitting.
  2. A similar strand of other materials such as glass or plastic.
  3. A long, often elaborate narrative of real or fictitious adventures; an entertaining tale.

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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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• 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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• fable

  1. A usually short narrative making an edifying or cautionary point and often employing as characters animals that speak and act like humans.
  2. A story about legendary persons and exploits.
  3. A falsehood; a lie.

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  1. A usually short narrative making an edifying or cautionary point and often employing as characters animals that speak and act like humans.
  2. A story about legendary persons and exploits.
  3. A falsehood; a lie.

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• anecdote

  1. A short account of an interesting or humorous incident.
  2. Secret or hitherto undivulged particulars of history or biography.

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  1. A short account of an interesting or humorous incident.
  2. Secret or hitherto undivulged particulars of history or biography.

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A noting of items one by one

• tally

  1. A reckoning, score, or amount:
  2. A record of a reckoning, score, or amount:
  3. The act of scoring a point or goal in a game or contest:

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  1. A reckoning, score, or amount:
  2. A record of a reckoning, score, or amount:
  3. The act of scoring a point or goal in a game or contest:

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• reckoning

  1. The act of counting or computing.
  2. An itemized bill or statement of a sum due.
  3. A settlement of accounts:

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  1. The act of counting or computing.
  2. An itemized bill or statement of a sum due.
  3. A settlement of accounts:

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• numeration

  1. The act or process of counting or numbering; enumeration.
  2. A system of numbering.

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  1. The act or process of counting or numbering; enumeration.
  2. A system of numbering.

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• enumeration

  1. An itemization or counting of something. See enumerate.

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  1. An itemization or counting of something. See enumerate.

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• count

  1. To name or list (the units of a group or collection) one by one in order to determine a total; number.
  2. To recite numerals in ascending order up to and including:
  3. To include in a reckoning; take account of:

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  1. To name or list (the units of a group or collection) one by one in order to determine a total; number.
  2. To recite numerals in ascending order up to and including:
  3. To include in a reckoning; take account of:

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A number or quantity obtained as a result of addition

• totality

  1. The quality or state of being total:
  2. An aggregate amount; a sum.
  3. The phase of an eclipse when it is total.

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  1. The quality or state of being total:
  2. An aggregate amount; a sum.
  3. The phase of an eclipse when it is total.

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• total

  1. An amount obtained by addition; a sum.
  2. The whole amount of something; the entirety:
  3. Of, relating to, or constituting the whole amount; entire:

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  1. An amount obtained by addition; a sum.
  2. The whole amount of something; the entirety:
  3. Of, relating to, or constituting the whole amount; entire:

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• sum total

  1. the total arrived at by adding up a sum or sums
  2. everything involved or included

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  1. the total arrived at by adding up a sum or sums
  2. everything involved or included

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• summation

  1. The act or process of adding; addition.
  2. A sum or aggregate.
  3. A concluding argument after the presentation of a legal case, especially an argument made to a judge or jury by an attorney for a party as to why that party should prevail.

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  1. The act or process of adding; addition.
  2. A sum or aggregate.
  3. A concluding argument after the presentation of a legal case, especially an argument made to a judge or jury by an attorney for a party as to why that party should prevail.

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• sum

  1. An amount obtained as a result of adding numbers.
  2. An arithmetic problem:
  3. The whole amount, quantity, or number; an aggregate:

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  1. An amount obtained as a result of adding numbers.
  2. An arithmetic problem:
  3. The whole amount, quantity, or number; an aggregate:

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• amount

  1. The total of two or more quantities; the aggregate.
  2. A number; a sum.
  3. A principal plus its interest, as in a loan.

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  1. The total of two or more quantities; the aggregate.
  2. A number; a sum.
  3. A principal plus its interest, as in a loan.

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• aggregate

  1. Constituting or amounting to a whole; total:
  2. Crowded or massed into a dense cluster.
  3. Composed of a mixture of minerals separable by mechanical means.

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  1. Constituting or amounting to a whole; total:
  2. Crowded or massed into a dense cluster.
  3. Composed of a mixture of minerals separable by mechanical means.

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A story

• folk-tale

  1. a story, usually of anonymous authorship and containing legendary elements, made and handed down orally among the common people

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  1. a story, usually of anonymous authorship and containing legendary elements, made and handed down orally among the common people

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• fairy-tale

  1. A fanciful tale of legendary deeds and creatures, usually intended for children.
  2. A fictitious, highly fanciful story or explanation.

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  1. A fanciful tale of legendary deeds and creatures, usually intended for children.
  2. A fictitious, highly fanciful story or explanation.

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• anecdote

  1. A short account of an interesting or humorous incident.
  2. Secret or hitherto undivulged particulars of history or biography.

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  1. A short account of an interesting or humorous incident.
  2. Secret or hitherto undivulged particulars of history or biography.

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A lie

• exaggeration

  1. The act of heaping or piling up.
  2. The act of exaggerating; the act of doing or representing in an excessive manner; a going beyond the bounds of truth, reason, or justice; a hyperbolical representation; hyperbole; overstatement.
  3. A representation of things beyond natural life, in expression, beauty, power, vigor.

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  1. The act of heaping or piling up.
  2. The act of exaggerating; the act of doing or representing in an excessive manner; a going beyond the bounds of truth, reason, or justice; a hyperbolical representation; hyperbole; overstatement.
  3. A representation of things beyond natural life, in expression, beauty, power, vigor.

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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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• 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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