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Synonyms for fib

Most common

lie falsehood untruth white lie story tale

Synonyms by meaning

Noun

1. Lie — A lie, especially one that is more or less inconsequential

lie, falsehood, untruth, white lie, prevarication, whopper informal, mendacity, tall tale, flam, fabrication, canard, invention

Antonyms

tell the truth

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Definitions

  1. n. 1

    A lie, especially one that is more or less inconsequential.

  2. n. 2

    A liar.

Forms

Plural
fibs → lies, falsehoods, untruths, prevarications…

Example sentences

  • lie Such an honest man as John cannot have told a lie.
  • falsehood It is difficult to distinguish truth from falsehood.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
fibrising
liesteady
falsehoodsteady
untruthsteady

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

3 letters
lie1
4 letters
tale1, flam1
5 letters
story2
6 letters
canard2
7 letters
whopper2, untruth2
9 letters
invention3, falsehood2, mendacity4
10 letters
taradiddle
11 letters
fabrication4
13 letters
prevarication5

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (story2 = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français
baratin
Español
pamplina
Deutsch
Flause
Català
falòrnia