Deception and Truth

Opposite meaning words

Deception noun - The inclination or practice of misleading others through lies or trickery.

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Truth is an antonym for deception in topics: trick, misleading.

Nearby Words: deceive, deceit, deceptive, deceptively

Truth noun - Agreement with fact or reality.

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Deception is an antonym for truth in falsehood topic.

full	full deception	full truth
common	common deception	common truth
complete	complete deception	complete truth
original	original deception	original truth
Other adjectives: obvious, simple, actual, entire, big, great, little, terrible, cruel, important.

Though he brings it up when the truth comes out, it's never treated as an unforgivable deception and the word "rape" is avoided entirely.

Source: Double Standard: Rape, Sci-Fi
When the Hulks learn the truth and turn against the Kree, Ronan considers it a great crime, hunting down the Hulks for breaking their word, despite the aforemention deception on his part.

Source: Western Animation / Hulk and the Agents of S.M.A.S.H.
Then after the truth comes out, she begs Beast Boy to forgive her deception.

Source: Ironic Echo / Western Animation

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