Half-truth
Half-truth noun - A partially true statement intended to deceive or mislead.
Prevarication and half-truth are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Prevarication" instead a noun phrase "Half-truth".
Prevarication
Prevarication noun - A statement known by its maker to be untrue and made in order to deceive.
Usage example: she knew that his account was a pure prevarication
Half-truth and prevarication are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Half-truth" instead a noun "Prevarication".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- exaggeration and half-truth
- exaggeration and prevarication
- fairy tale and half-truth
- fairy tale and prevarication
- lie and half-truth
- lie and prevarication
- fiction and half-truth
- fiction and prevarication
- fable and half-truth
- fable and prevarication
- falsehood and half-truth
- falsehood and prevarication
- deception and half-truth
- deception and prevarication
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Prevarication and Half-truth. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 01, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/half-truth/prevarication
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