偽り・詐り|いつわりitsuwari[0]heiban (flat)

1. no-adjectivelie; falsehood; fiction; fabrication
   彼かれの言葉ことばには偽いつわりが無ない。↗

   He is sincere in what he says.

• Synonym嘘うそNeutralThe everyday word for a lie; it can also mean a mistake. 「偽り」 is more written in tone and can also refer to insincerity of attitude.
• Synonym虚言きょげんWrittenThe same word as 「空言」, also written 「虚言」. Written register; stresses words that are mere talk and never fulfilled, while 「偽り」 stresses untruthfulness.
• Synonym虚偽きょぎFormalFormal: falsehood or untruth, as in 「虚偽の申告」; common in legal and official writing. More formal than 「偽り」.
• Synonym空言そらごとWrittenWritten register. Covers untrue talk, and also words that are all talk and never acted on; 「偽り」 is broader, also covering insincere attitudes.
• Synonym偽言ぎげんWrittenWritten register: false words, but very rare. In everyday speech say 「嘘」; 「偽り」 can also imply insincerity of attitude, not just false words.
• Synonym虚辞きょじWrittenWritten register: untruthful words; in grammar it also means a formal, contentless word such as a particle. As a synonym for lie it is rare; say 「嘘」 or 「偽り」.
• Synonym虚誕きょたんWrittenWritten register: wild, exaggerated talk with no basis; very rare. It stresses exaggeration, whereas 「偽り」 stresses being untrue.
• Synonym造言ぞうげんWrittenWritten register: groundless, fabricated words; it stresses making things up. 「偽り」 is broader, also covering concealing one's true feelings.
• Synonym虚語きょごWrittenWritten register: lies or untrue statements, but very rare. Everyday speech uses 「嘘」, and 「偽り」 itself is the more common choice.
• Synonym詐偽さぎWrittenWritten register: falsehood or deception; very rare, and easily confused with the homophone 「詐欺」. For lies in everyday speech use 「嘘」 or 「偽り」.
• Related不実ふじつWrittenWritten register: dishonesty or unfaithfulness, and also nonconformity with fact, as in 「不実の記載」; it stresses lack of sincerity.
• Related妄言もうげんWrittenWritten register: groundless, reckless remarks; it stresses speaking irresponsibly, while 「偽り」 stresses deliberately saying what is untrue.
• Related嘘偽りうそいつわりNeutralA compound of 「嘘」 and 「偽り」 with emphatic force, often as 「嘘偽りのない」. Plain 「偽り」 carries no such emphasis.
• Related偽ぎWrittenMeans falseness or a fake; in logic it marks a proposition as false. Standalone use is mostly technical; everyday speech prefers 「偽り」 or 「嘘」.
• Related偽り言いつわりごとWrittenWords deliberately made up; rare. It stresses fabricated talk in particular, while 「偽り」 can also refer to an insincere attitude.
• Antonym真実しんじつNeutralTruth or reality; common in everyday use. It is the opposite of 「偽り」 in the sense of true versus false.
• Antonym正直しょうじきNeutralHonesty, not lying; also used adverbially for speaking frankly. It is the opposite of 「偽り」 in terms of honesty versus dishonesty.

For everyday lies, say 「嘘」. 「偽り」 is the written choice for falseness or an insincere attitude, as in 「偽りのない気持ち」. In legal or official writing use the formal 「虚偽」, as in 「虚偽の申告」; for emphasis use 「嘘偽り」, often as 「嘘偽りのない」. Most other written synonyms here are rare or stress one aspect — exaggeration (「虚誕」), fabrication (「造言」「偽り言」), recklessness (「妄言」) — so 「嘘」 or 「偽り」 is usually safer. Antonyms: 「真実」 (truth) and 「正直」 (honesty).

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

1. 偽いつわること。嘘うそ。虚偽きょぎ。