untruthfulness

Noun

Meaning

untruthfulness (uncountable)

The state of being untruthful; dishonesty.

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Synonyms

lying deceit perjury falsehood falsity dishonesty duplicity canard perfidy untruth insincerity falseness mendacity skulduggery deceitfulness
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Antonyms

honesty fealty veracity

Hypernyms

dishonesty

Hyponyms

equivocation hollowness insincerity falseness mendacity prevarication

Examples

The truth can be spoken only by someone who is already at home in it; not by someone who still lives in untruthfulness, and does no more than reach out towards it from within untruthfulness. Ludwig Wittgenstein

One cannot reach Truth by untruthfulness. Truthful conduct alone can reach truth. Mahatma Gandhi

Prejudice is a form of untruthfulness, and untruthfulness is an insidious form of injustice. Miroslav Volf

Flake, a conservative who has endorsed Biden, said of Trump, "There are limits to what people can take with the irresponsibility, the untruthfulness, just the whole persona." Source: Internet

You are aware of the impact of untruthfulness and of speaking in ways hurtful to others. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

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