Lie
Lie noun - A statement known by its maker to be untrue and made in order to deceive.
Usage example: he wanted to deny the accusation, but he couldn't tell a lie
Nearby Word: lied
Truth
Truth noun - Agreement with fact or reality.
Usage example: there is no truth to the rumor that the couple is getting a divorce
How words are described
Both words in one sentence
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Lee Mack in particular plays this up, often as much to annoy David as to conceal whether he's telling the truth or a lie.
Source: Series / Would I Lie to You? - Divinity Divider DivinatorWelcome to this bloody fairytaleIn which, sword in handIs it lie or truth?
Source: Roleplay / Fate Moon White -
You have the option of telling his parents the truth or lie and claim that the child ran away.
Source: Video Game / Pillars of Eternity
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Truth and Lie. (2016). Retrieved 2023, March 27, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/lie/truth
Lie & Truth. N.p., 2016. Web. 27 Mar. 2023. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/lie/truth>.
Truth or Lie. 2016. Accessed March 27, 2023. https://thesaurus.plus/related/lie/truth.
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