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MENDACITY: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for MENDACITY?

Need another word that means the same as “mendacity”? Find 16 synonyms and 30 related words for “mendacity” in this overview.

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Mendacity as a Noun
Definitions of "Mendacity" as a noun
Synonyms of "Mendacity" as a noun (16 Words)
Usage Examples of "Mendacity" as a noun
Associations of "Mendacity" (30 Words)

The synonyms of “Mendacity” are: lying, untruthfulness, dishonesty, deceit, deceitfulness, deception, dissembling, insincerity, disingenuousness, hypocrisy, fraud, fraudulence, double-dealing, duplicity, perjury, perfidy

Mendacity as a Noun

Definitions of "Mendacity" as a noun

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “mendacity” as a noun can have the following definitions:

The tendency to be untruthful.
Untruthfulness.

Synonyms of "Mendacity" as a noun (16 Words)

deceit	The act of deceiving. A series of lies and deceits.
deceitfulness	The quality of being crafty.
deception	An illusory feat; considered magical by naive observers. A range of elaborate deceptions.
dishonesty	The quality of being dishonest. The dismissal of thirty civil servants for dishonesty* and misconduct.*
disingenuousness	The quality of being disingenuous and lacking candor.
dissembling	Pretending with intention to deceive.
double-dealing	Acting in bad faith; deception by pretending to entertain one set of intentions while acting under the influence of another.
duplicity	A fraudulent or duplicitous representation. The president was accused of duplicity* in his dealings with Congress.*
fraud	A person or thing intended to deceive others, typically by unjustifiably claiming or being credited with accomplishments or qualities. Prosecutions for social security frauds.
fraudulence	Something intended to deceive; deliberate trickery intended to gain an advantage.
hypocrisy	Insincerity by virtue of pretending to have qualities or beliefs that you do not really have. She was irritated to be accused of hypocrisy.
insincerity	The quality of not being open or truthful; deceitful or hypocritical. He had no patience for anything that smacked of insincerity* or hypocrisy.*
lying	Norwegian diplomat who was the first Secretary General of the United Nations (1896-1968.
perfidy	The state of being deceitful and untrustworthy. It was an example of his perfidy.
perjury	Criminal offense of making false statements under oath. He claimed two witnesses at his trial had committed perjury.
untruthfulness	The quality of being untruthful.

Usage Examples of "Mendacity" as a noun

People publicly castigated for past mendacity.

Associations of "Mendacity" (30 Words)

corrupt	Corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality. Corrupt is archaic.
corruptible	Capable of being corrupted. Corruptible judges.
crook	Dishonest; illegal. A crook* knee.*
deceitful	Marked by deliberate deceptiveness especially by pretending one set of feelings and acting under the influence of another. Such an act would have been deceitful* and irresponsible.*
deceptive	Causing one to believe what is not true or fail to believe what is true. He put the question with deceptive* casualness.*
depraved	Morally corrupt; wicked. He was a depraved* lecher.*
dishonest	Capable of being corrupted. Dishonest politicians.
disinformation	False information which is intended to mislead, especially propaganda issued by a government organization to a rival power or the media. A government inspired disinformation* campaign.*
fake	Speak insincerely or without regard for facts or truths. A fake* doctor.*
fraudulent	Unjustifiably claiming or being credited with particular accomplishments or qualities. A fraudulent* scheme to escape paying taxes.*
hypocritical	Behaving in a way that suggests one has higher standards or more noble beliefs than is the case. We don t go to church and we thought it would be hypocritical* to have him christened.*
insincere	Lacking sincerity. A charming but thoroughly insincere* woman.*
knave	A dishonest or unscrupulous man.
lie	The way direction or position in which something lies. He was familiarizing himself with the lie* of the streets.*
malefactor	A person who commits a crime or some other wrong.
mendacious	Not telling the truth; lying. Mendacious propaganda.
miscreant	(of a person) behaving badly or unlawfully. The police are straining every nerve to bring the miscreants to justice.
misinformation	Information that is incorrect. Nuclear matters are often entangled in a web of secrecy and misinformation.
propaganda	The dissemination of propaganda as a political strategy. The party s leaders believed that a long period of education and propaganda* would be necessary.*
rascal	A mischievous or cheeky person, especially a child or man (typically used in an affectionate way. A lovable rascal.
reprobate	(in Calvinism) a sinner who is not of the elect and is predestined to damnation. He had to present himself as more of a lovable reprobate* than a spirit of corruption.*
rogue	A person or thing that behaves in an aberrant or unpredictable way, typically with damaging or dangerous effects. He hacked into data and ran rogue* programs.*
scamp	A person, especially a child, who is mischievous in a likeable or amusing way. Some little scamp* stuffed tissue paper in between the hammer and the bell.*
scoundrel	A wicked or evil person; someone who does evil deliberately. That scoundrel* sets a bad example for the other young men.*
specious	Misleading in appearance, especially misleadingly attractive. The music trade gives Golden Oldies a specious* appearance of novelty.*
unfaithful	Having the character of, or characteristic of, a traitor. You haven t been unfaithful* to him have you.*
untrue	Not faithful or loyal. Unfortunately the statement was simply untrue.
untrustworthy	Not able to be relied on as honest or truthful. Thomas considered her to be devious and untrustworthy.
venal	Showing or motivated by susceptibility to bribery; corrupt. Their generosity had been at least partly venal.
villain	A criminal. The industrialized nations are the real environmental villains.