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Antonyms for half-truths


Grammar : Noun
Spell : haf-trooth, hahf-
Phonetic Transcription : ˈhæfˌtruθ, ˈhɑf-



Definition of half-truths

Origin :
  • 1650s, from half + truth.
  • As in white lie : noun little lie
  • As in generality : noun vague notion
Example sentences :
  • This was half true, and like all half-truths, was particularly calculated to deceive.
  • Extract from : « Hidden Treasures » by Harry A. Lewis
  • We are compelled to see that their systems were only plausible, that their truths were but half-truths.
  • Extract from : « Oxford » by Andrew Lang
  • Let us not play with a situation that is too serious for half-truths.
  • Extract from : « The Wasted Generation » by Owen Johnson
  • This is a half-truth, and like all half-truths it conceals a most dangerous fallacy.
  • Extract from : « The Alien Invasion » by William Henry Wilkins
  • The prophet will be a prophet of half-truths, because the whole truth will not be popular.
  • Extract from : « The Earl of Beaconsfield » by James Anthony Froude
  • Why should I read this man's weak efforts—what profits me that man's half-truths?
  • Extract from : « The Journal of Arthur Stirling » by Upton Sinclair
  • If you are the first man you see but half-truths and you hate your enemies.
  • Extract from : « The Journal of Arthur Stirling » by Upton Sinclair
  • She condescended to no subterfuges, no half-truths, no beatings about the bush.
  • Extract from : « What a Man Wills » by Mrs. George de Horne Vaizey
  • Only let us keep it supplied with the truths of the study, and not with the half-truths of the forum.
  • Extract from : « Views and Reviews » by Henry James
  • Partial truths, half-truths, little bits of the great question.
  • Extract from : « Ask a Foolish Question » by Robert Sheckley

Synonyms for half-truths

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