Fact and Mendacity

Fact

Fact noun - The quality of being actual.

Mendacity is an antonym for fact.

Nearby Words: factor, factual, factually

Mendacity

Mendacity noun - A statement known by its maker to be untrue and made in order to deceive.
Usage example: highly fictionalized “memoirs” in which the facts were few and the mendacities many

Fact is an antonym for mendacity.

Nearby Word: mendacious
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