Synonyms of half-truth

half-truth

noun

as in lie

a statement that is only partly true and that is intended to deceive people

I'm tired of all these half-truths—I want to know the real story.

Related Words

• lie
• tale
• story
• exaggeration
• distortion
• untruth
• falsehood
• ambiguity
• fabrication
• mendacity
• fairy tale
• falsity
• prevarication
• fib
• equivocation
• fable
• slander
• libel
• fiction
• defamation
• whopper
• perjury
• obliquity
• nonsense
• taradiddle
• bluff
• myth
• misconception
• misrepresentation
• misinformation
• fallacy
• pretense
• pose
• misstatement
• canard
• deceit
• falsification
• humbug
• duplicity
• dishonesty
• jive
• misreport
• fraudulence
• deceitfulness

Dissimilar Words

• fact
• truth
• truism
• truthfulness
• honesty
• veracity
• confirmation
• verification
• validation
• verity
• authentication
• substantiation

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of half-truth

Her backstory is littered with half-truths and deceptions, including a lie that her mentally disabled younger sister was murdered after being kidnapped. — Cheyenne Roundtree, Rolling Stone, 11 Aug. 2026

This statement, which is repeated like a mantra in countless spaces, is only a half-truth. — Vicente Pava, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026

This is a dangerous half-truth. — Randy Niemeyer, Chicago Tribune, 13 Mar. 2026

Don’t settle for half-truths; seek meaningful joy. — Tarot.com, The Orlando Sentinel, 26 Feb. 2026