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Etymology
1. falsehood
noun. ['ˈfælsˌhʊd'] a false statement.
Synonyms
- statement
- dodging
- scheme
- deception
- contradiction
- deceit
- contradiction in terms
- dodge
- lie
- misrepresentation
- prevarication
- fable
- fabrication
- untruth
- falsity
Antonyms
- understatement
- honesty
- confront
- stand still
Etymology
- falshede (Middle English (1100-1500))
- -hede (Middle English (1100-1500))
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Words that Rhyme with Falsehood
- adulthood
- babyhood
- boyhood
- brotherhood
- childhood
- estatehood
- fatherhood
- girlhood
- knighthood
- likelihood
- livelihood
- manhood
- moshood
- motherhood
- nationhood
- neighborhood
- orahood
- parenthood
- robinhood
- sainthood
Example sentences of the word falsehood
1. Noun, singular or mass
Remember that any good falsehood must have truth at its core.
Quotes containing the word falsehood
1. Truth is so obscure in these times, and falsehood so established, that, unless we love the truth, we cannot know it.
- Blaise Pascal
2. You never know how much you really believe anything until its truth or falsehood becomes a matter of life and death to you.
- C.S. Lewis
3. Truth is so obscure in these times, and falsehood so established, that, unless we love the truth, we cannot know it.
- Blaise Pascal
2. falsehood
noun. ['ˈfælsˌhʊd'] the act of rendering something false as by fraudulent changes (of documents or measures etc.) or counterfeiting.
Synonyms
- setup
- frame-up
- sophistication
- knavery
- dishonesty
- forgery
Antonyms
- con
- pro
- augmentation
- diminution
Etymology
- falshede (Middle English (1100-1500))
- -hede (Middle English (1100-1500))