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Antonyms for half truth

Grammar : Noun

Spell : haf-trooth, hahf-

Phonetic Transcription : ˈhæfˌtruθ, ˈhɑf-

Definition of half truth

Origin : 1650s, from half + truth.

As in white lie : noun little lie
As in falsehood : noun lie
As in generality : noun vague notion

Example sentences :

A little reflection will show that this opinion is only a half truth.
Extract from : « The Continental Monthly, Vol. 5, No. 5, May, 1864 » by Various

Half truth as this was, it was more sincere than such confidences are apt to be.
Extract from : « The Giant's Robe » by F. Anstey

But it is only a half truth, and it should not be mistaken for the whole truth.
Extract from : « Theism » by Robert Flint

It was a half truth, exaggerated, but it had not a happy effect on Vera.
Extract from : « Modern Broods » by Charlotte Mary Yonge

That is true, just as much as every half truth is true, but the other half is also true.
Extract from : « Catharine Furze » by Mark Rutherford

It had flashed upon her that no half truth would satisfy Ewing.
Extract from : « Ewing\'s Lady » by Harry Leon Wilson

But it is a half truth at least, for moisture cannot condense on nothing.
Extract from : « Reading the Weather » by Thomas Morris Longstreth

There are many other proverbs that contain at least a half truth.
Extract from : « Reading the Weather » by Thomas Morris Longstreth

The first count was sufficiently maddening because it was a half truth.
Extract from : « North of Fifty-Three » by Bertrand W. Sinclair

You are now face to face with the most perplexing of sophistries—the half truth.
Extract from : « The Young Priest's Keepsake » by Michael Phelan

Synonyms for half truth

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