英语词汇“untruth”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

in the sense of fib

Definition

a trivial and harmless lie

She told innocent fibs.

Synonyms

lie,

story (informal),

fiction,

untruth,

whopper (informal),

porky (British, slang),

pork pie (British, slang),

white lie,

prevarication

in the sense of fiction

Definition

an invented story or explanation

Total recycling is a fiction.

Synonyms

lie,

fancy,

fantasy,

invention,

improvisation,

fabrication,

concoction,

falsehood,

untruth,

porky (British, slang),

pork pie (British, slang),

urban myth,

tall story,

urban legend,

cock and bull story (informal),

figment of the imagination

in the sense of mendacity

Definition

the tendency to be untruthful

an astonishing display of cowardice and mendacity

Synonyms

lying,

lie,

perjury,

deceit,

dishonesty,

distortion,

misrepresentation,

duplicity,

falsehood,

untruth,

falsification,

insincerity,

perfidy (literary),

fraudulence,

deceitfulness,

untruthfulness,

mendaciousness,

inveracity

in the sense of prevarication

After months of prevarication, a decision has been made.

Synonyms

evasion,

lies,

deception,

pretence,

deceit,

quibbling,

misrepresentation,

falsehood,

untruth,

falsification,

equivocation,

cavilling,

tergiversation

in the sense of story

Definition

a lie

He invented some story about a cousin.

Synonyms

lie,

falsehood,

fib,

fiction,

untruth,

porky (British, slang),

pork pie (British, slang),

white lie

in the sense of tale

Definition

a malicious piece of gossip

He's always ready to spin a tall tale about the one that got away.

Synonyms

lie,

fabrication,

falsehood,

fib,

untruth,

spiel (informal),

tall story (informal),

rigmarole,

cock-and-bull story (informal)

in the sense of whopper

Definition

a big lie

He's been telling a load of whoppers about his acting skills.

Synonyms

big lie,

fabrication,

falsehood,

untruth,

tall story (informal),

fable

单词	untruth
释义	Trends of untruth View usage for: untruth (ʌntruːθ) Word forms: plural untruths (ʌntruːðz) variable noun An untruth is a lie. [formal] The Advertising Standards Authority accused estate agents of using blatant untruths. I have never uttered one word of untruth. Synonyms: lying, perjury, duplicity, falsity More Synonyms of untruth More Synonyms of untruth untruth in British English (ʌnˈtruːθ) noun 1. the state or quality of being untrue 2. a statement, fact, etc, that is not true untruth in American English (ʌnˈtruθ) noun 1. the quality or state of being untrue; falsity 2. an untrue statement; falsehood; lie 3. Obsolete unfaithfulness or disloyalty Word origin ME untrouthe < OE untreowth < un-, not + treowth, truth Examples of 'untruth' in a sentence untruth Frankie had given it to him straight, Frankie hadn't told him an untruth. Seymour, Gerald FIELD OF BLOOD (2002) At this stage I offered up a short prayer for forgiveness for a decided untruth. Secombe, Fred GOODBYE CURATE (2002) I sensed both untruth and a terrible sadness in him as his dark eyes filled with a rare compassion. David Zindell THE LIGHTSTONE: BOOK ONE, PART TWO OF THE EA CYCLE (2002) 1 (noun) in the sense of lie Definition a statement that is not true The Authority accused estate agents of using blatant untruths. Synonyms lie I've had enough of your lies. fabrication She described the interview with her as a `complete fabrication'. falsehood He accused them of knowingly spreading falsehoods about him. fib She told innocent fibs. story (informal) He invented some story about a cousin. tale He's always ready to spin a tall tale about the one that got away. fiction Total recycling is a fiction. deceit whopper (informal) He's been telling a load of whoppers about his acting skills. porky (British, slang) pork pie (British, slang) falsification prevarication After months of prevarication, a decision has been made. 2 (noun) in the sense of lying I have never uttered one word of untruth. Synonyms lying Lying is something that I will not tolerate. perjury duplicity falsity with no clear knowledge of the truth or falsity of the issues involved mendacity an astonishing display of cowardice and mendacity deceitfulness untruthfulness inveracity (rare) truthlessness Additional synonyms in the sense of fabrication She described the interview with her as a `complete fabrication'. Synonyms forgery, lie, fiction, myth, fake, invention, fable, concoction, falsehood, figment, untruth, porky (British, slang), fairy story (informal), pork pie (British, slang), cock-and-bull story (informal), claptrap (informal) in the sense of falsehood Definition a lie He accused them of knowingly spreading falsehoods about him. Synonyms lie, story (informal), fiction, fabrication, fib, untruth, porky (British, slang), pork pie (British, slang), misstatement in the sense of falsity Definition the state of being false with no clear knowledge of the truth or falsity of the issues involved Synonyms untruth, deceit, dishonesty, inaccuracy, deception, hypocrisy, treachery, duplicity, unreality, double-dealing, perfidy (literary), mendacity, fraudulence, deceptiveness Nearby words of untruth untroubled untrue untrustworthy untruth untruthful untutored unused Synonyms of 'untruth' untruth Explore 'untruth' in the dictionary Additional synonyms in the sense of fib Definition a trivial and harmless lie She told innocent fibs. Synonyms lie, story (informal), fiction, untruth, whopper (informal), porky (British, slang), pork pie (British, slang), white lie, prevarication in the sense of fiction Definition an invented story or explanation Total recycling is a fiction. Synonyms lie, fancy, fantasy, invention, improvisation, fabrication, concoction, falsehood, untruth, porky (British, slang), pork pie (British, slang), urban myth, tall story, urban legend, cock and bull story (informal), figment of the imagination in the sense of mendacity Definition the tendency to be untruthful an astonishing display of cowardice and mendacity Synonyms lying, lie, perjury, deceit, dishonesty, distortion, misrepresentation, duplicity, falsehood, untruth, falsification, insincerity, perfidy (literary), fraudulence, deceitfulness, untruthfulness, mendaciousness, inveracity in the sense of prevarication After months of prevarication, a decision has been made. Synonyms evasion, lies, deception, pretence, deceit, quibbling, misrepresentation, falsehood, untruth, falsification, equivocation, cavilling, tergiversation in the sense of story Definition a lie He invented some story about a cousin. Synonyms lie, falsehood, fib, fiction, untruth, porky (British, slang), pork pie (British, slang), white lie in the sense of tale Definition a malicious piece of gossip He's always ready to spin a tall tale about the one that got away. Synonyms lie, fabrication, falsehood, fib, untruth, spiel (informal), tall story (informal), rigmarole, cock-and-bull story (informal) in the sense of whopper Definition a big lie He's been telling a load of whoppers about his acting skills. Synonyms big lie, fabrication, falsehood, untruth, tall story (informal), fable
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