Fact and Falsehood

Fact

Fact noun - A single piece of information.
Usage example: a book of little-known facts about famous people

Falsehood is an antonym for fact in truth topic.

Nearby Words: factor, factual, factually

Falsehood

Falsehood noun - A statement known by its maker to be untrue and made in order to deceive.
Usage example: several falsehoods in the witness's testimony that may be grounds for perjury

Fact is an antonym for falsehood.

Nearby Words: false, falseness, falsely

How words are described

true true fact true falsehood
single single fact single falsehood
sheer sheer fact sheer falsehood
obvious obvious fact obvious falsehood
Other adjectives: plain, little.
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