lie
- noun (n)
Meaning: untruth
Synonyms:
aspersion
backbiting
calumniation
calumny
deceit
deception
defamation
detraction
dishonesty
disinformation
distortion
evasion
fable
fabrication
falsehood
falseness
falsification
falsity
fib
fiction
forgery
fraudulence
guile
hyperbole
inaccuracy
invention
libel
mendacity
misrepresentation
misstatement
myth
obloquy
perjury
prevarication
revilement
reviling
slander
subterfuge
tale
tall story
vilification
white lie
whopper
- verb (v)
Meaning: tell an untruth
Synonyms:
bear false witness
beguile
be untruthful
break promise
bs
bull
con
concoct
deceive
delude
dissemble
dissimulate
distort
dupe
equivocate
exaggerate
fabricate
fake
falsify
fib
forswear
frame
fudge
go back on
invent
make believe
malign
misguide
misinform
misinstruct
mislead
misrepresent
misspeak
misstate
overdraw
palter
perjure
pervert
phony
plant
prevaricate
promote
put on
put up a front
snow
soft-soap
string along
victimize
Antonyms:
be honest
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