Antonyms for falsehood

Grammar : Noun

Spell : fawls-hoo d

Phonetic Transcription : ˈfɔls hʊd

Definition of falsehood

Origin : late 13c., falshede, "deceitfulness," also "a lie," from false + -hood.

noun lie

Example sentences :

"Captain Haley knows very well the falsehood of what he says," said our hero, calmly.
Extract from : « Brave and Bold » by Horatio Alger

His eyes, round and full and steady, taxed her with falsehood, with hypocrisy.
Extract from : « Life and Death of Harriett Frean » by May Sinclair

When souls have loved, there is no falsehood or forgetfulness.
Extract from : « Other Tales and Sketches » by Nathaniel Hawthorne

It is the falsehood of the silliest poetry to say he defies the image of his beloved.
Extract from : « Weighed and Wanting » by George MacDonald

Was it simply to meet—to talk—and afterwards to tell a falsehood to one's parents?
Extract from : « The Dream » by Emile Zola

Gamester—wretch, as I am, my soul never stooped to falsehood!
Extract from : « Tales And Novels, Volume 3 (of 10) » by Maria Edgeworth

We should in vain, therefore, attempt to demonstrate its falsehood.
Extract from : « An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding » by David Hume

And this was doing her a grave injury, for she was as incapable of pride as she was of falsehood.
Extract from : « The Three Cities Trilogy, Complete » by Emile Zola

In some of the circumstances, there was sufficient truth to colour the falsehood.
Extract from : « Tales And Novels, Volume 9 (of 10) » by Maria Edgeworth

Pierre vainly sought a falsehood, and all his composure fled.
Extract from : « The Three Cities Trilogy, Complete » by Emile Zola

Synonyms for falsehood

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