Synonyms for falsification
Most common
falsifying disproof refutation refutal misrepresentation lie
Synonyms by meaning
Noun
1. Falsifying
2. Misrepresentation
misrepresentation, lie, falsehood, distortion, perversion, misstatement, garbling
Other
Definitions
- n. 1
The act of falsifying, or making false; a counterfeiting; the giving to a thing an appearance of something which it is not.
- n. 2
A knowingly false statement or wilful misrepresentation.
Related words
- Word family
- falsify
Forms
- Plural
- falsifications → falsifyings, disproofs, refutations, refutals…
Example sentences
- falsifying Tom is apparently guilty of falsifying records.
- lie Such an honest man as John cannot have told a lie.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| falsification | steady | |
| refutation | steady | |
| falsifying | steady | |
| disproof | falling | |
| refutal | steady | |
| lie | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 3 letters
- lie1
- 7 letters
- forgery3, refutal
- 8 letters
- disproof, garbling2
- 9 letters
- falsehood2
- 10 letters
- distortion3, perversion3, falsifying4, refutation4
- 12 letters
- misstatement3
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (forgery3 = 3 syllables).