fib
- noun (n)
Meaning: undetailed lie
Synonyms:
canard
crock
equivocation
evasiveness
fabrication
fairy tale
falsehood
falsity
fiction
invention
jazz
line
mendacity
misrepresentation
prevarication
spinach
story
tale
untruth
untruthfulness
white lie
whopper
yarn
Antonyms:
truth
- verb (v)
Meaning: tell an undetailed lie
Synonyms:
concoct
create fiction
equivocate
fabricate
falsify
invent
jive
make up
palter
plant
prevaricate
promote
shovel
speak with forked tongue
stretch the truth
tell a little white lie
trump up
Antonyms:
be honest
tell truth
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