Mendacity and Verity

Opposite meaning words

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

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Verity is an antonym for mendacity.

Nearby Word: mendacious

Verity noun - Agreement with fact or reality.

Usage example: the local tourist bureau is less concerned with the verity of the legend than the fact that it attracts visitors to the area

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Mendacity is an antonym for verity.

Nearby Words: verification, veritable, verily

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Verity and Mendacity. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 16, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/mendacity/verity

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