Mendacity and Verification

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

Verification is an antonym for mendacity.

Nearby Word: mendacious

Verification

Verification noun - Additional proof that something that was believed (some fact or hypothesis or theory) is correct.
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Synonyms for Verification

Mendacity is an antonym for verification.

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