Entry Word: belie

Function: verb

Meaning: 1 to give a false idea of <his bright smile belied his actual mood, which was really one of great sadness>

Synonyms misrepresent

Related Words contradict; camouflage, cloak, conceal, counterfeit, disguise, hide, mask, obscure; color, deceive, distort, falsify, garble, mislead, twist; dissemble, feign, pretend

Near Antonyms bare, demonstrate, disclose, discover, exhibit, expose, evince, reveal; flaunt, parade, show off

Antonyms betray, represent

2 to prove to be false <the latest information belies the old theory> — see disprove