- falsehood, falsity, untruth, false statement - a false statement
--1 is a kind of statement
Antonyms: truth, true statement
--1 has particulars:dodge, dodging, scheme; lie, prevarication; fabrication, fiction, fable; misrepresentation, deceit, deception; contradiction, contradiction in terms - falsification, falsehood - the act of rendering something false as by fraudulent changes (of documents or measures etc.) or counterfeiting
--2 is a kind of dishonesty, knavery
--2 has particulars: frame-up, setup; sophistication; forgery