falsity
Opposite of truth
Falsity is the quality of being false or untrue.
A falsity is also a false statement or belief itself: The article was full of falsities.
The word carries more weight than simply "lie"—it suggests something fundamentally contrary to truth or fact, often in formal or legal contexts: The court examined the falsity of his claims.
Deliberately untrue statement
- fibTrivial, harmless falsehood
- whopperOutsized thing or untruth
- prevaricationMisleading speech avoiding directness
- untruthA false statement
misstatement · canard · invention · distortion · misrepresentation · exaggeration · perjury · tall tale
Deliberate deception for effect
- shamFraudulent imitation
- pretenseDeceptive outward show
- masqueradeDeceptive act or costume party
- charlatanFaker claiming false expertise
imposture · artifice · subterfuge · trickery · guile · duplicity · feint · disguise
Wrong action or decision
- inaccuracyLack of precision
- fallacyError in reasoning
- incorrectnessState of being wrong
- misinformationFalse data spread unintentionally
invalidity · spuriousness · flaw · discrepancy · inconsistency · miscalculation · misbelief · misconception
Atmospheric optical deception
- hallucinationPerception without external cause
- delusionStubbornly held false belief
- phantasmIllusory supernatural appearance
- figmentImagined thing, unreal
chimera · fantasy · apparition · vision · dream · phantom · optical illusion · pareidolia
Unverified traditional tale
- fableMoral tale with animals
- folkloreInherited cultural narratives
- superstitionBaseless belief in omens
- old wives' taleUnfounded traditional belief
urban legend · misconception · fiction · lore · rumor · fairy tale · popular belief · pseudoscience
fabrication
Deliberately untrue statement
- fibTrivial, harmless falsehood
- whopperOutsized thing or untruth
- prevaricationMisleading speech avoiding directness
untruth · misstatement · canard · invention · distortion · misrepresentation · exaggeration · perjury · tall tale · mendacity
hoax
Deliberate deception for effect
- shamFraudulent imitation
- pretenseDeceptive outward show
- masqueradeDeceptive act or costume party
charlatan · imposture · artifice · subterfuge · trickery · guile · duplicity · feint · disguise · counterfeit
mistake
Wrong action or decision
- inaccuracyLack of precision
- fallacyError in reasoning
- incorrectnessState of being wrong
misinformation · invalidity · spuriousness · flaw · discrepancy · inconsistency · miscalculation · misbelief · misconception · misunderstanding
mirage
Atmospheric optical deception
- hallucinationPerception without external cause
- delusionStubbornly held false belief
- phantasmIllusory supernatural appearance
figment · chimera · fantasy · apparition · vision · dream · phantom · optical illusion · pareidolia · wishful thinking
legend
Unverified traditional tale
- fableMoral tale with animals
- folkloreInherited cultural narratives
- superstitionBaseless belief in omens
old wives' tale · urban legend · misconception · fiction · lore · rumor · fairy tale · popular belief · pseudoscience · conspiracy theory
- deceptionlie, lies, lying, fake, fraud
- truthtruth, true, veracity, truthfulness, verity
- Propositionsstatement, assertion, claim, premise, conclusion
- Truth & Logictruth, lies, facts, logic, proof
- logicpremise, premises, conclusion, conclusions, inference
- defamationslander, libel, defamation, defamatory statement, defaming
falsityhonesty
Truthfulness, sincerity
truthfulness · sincerity · veracity · candor · integrity
falsitygenuineness
Quality of being real
authenticity · realness · legitimacy · the real thing · originality
falsify, falsification, falsifying, falsifier, falsities, falsifiable