Definition for Half-truth:

• A proposition or statement only partially true, or that only conveys part of the truth: a statement not wholly true. E. B. Browning.

Synonyms for Half-truth:

• n.

  •communication (noun)
  • half-truth.
  •generality (noun)
  • law,
  • observation,
  • principle,
  • abstraction.
  •white lie (noun)
  • exaggeration.

• Other synonyms:

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  • fabrication,
  • fib,
  • baloney,
  • snow job,
  • hokum,
  • disinformation,
  • untruth,
  • whopper,
  • misinformation,
  • malarkey,
  • mendacity.
  •
  • bs,
  • bull,
  • flannel,
  • fairy tale,
  • invention,
  • falsehood,
  • jive,
  • cover story,
  • bluff.
  •
  • concoction.
  •
  • lie.
  •
  • put on.
  •
  • cover.
  •
  • line.

Antonyms for Half-truth:

• n.

  • generality
    specific, specificity, detail.

Hyponym for Half-truth:

• n.

  • communication
    deception, misrepresentation, deceit.