Synonyms for half-truth
half-truth

Princeton's WordNet

1. half-truthnoun

   a partially true statement intended to deceive or mislead

Matched Categories

1. • Misrepresentation

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1. Lyndon B. Johnson:

   Democracy is a constant tension between truth and half-truth and, in the arsenal of truth, there is no greater weapon than fact.

2. The Buffalo-area congressman:

   Despite this backlash, I truly believe I could win this election, but it would be an incredibly divisive election for both the Republican Party and for the people of the 23rd District, many of whom I have not ever represented, the last thing we need is an incredibly negative, half-truth filled media attack funded by millions of dollars of special interest money coming into our community around this issue of guns and violence and gun control.

3. Jewish Proverb:

   A half-truth is a whole lie.

4. Kahlil Gibran:

   In battling evil, excess is good for he who is moderate in announcing the truth is presenting half-truth. He conceals the other half out of fear of the people's wrath.

5. Solon:

   A half truth is the worst of all lies, because it can be defended in partiality.