Fakery and Honesty

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

Usage example: if the product were any good, the company wouldn't have to resort to fakery to get people to buy it

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Honesty is an antonym for fakery in topics: unreality, lie, falsehood, hoax.

Honesty noun - Devotion to telling the truth.

Usage example: George Washington has gone down in history for his honesty

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Fakery is an antonym for honesty.

Nearby Words: honest, honestly

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