mendacious

mendacious

adjective

Definition of MENDACIOUS

telling or containing lies <that tabloid routinely publishes the most moronically mendacious stories about celebrities>

Synonyms lying, mendacious, untruthful

Related Words erroneous, fallacious, false, misleading, untrue; double-dealing, hypocrite, hypocritical, insincere, mealymouthed, smooth-tongued, two-faced; perjurious

Near Antonyms candid, open, plainspoken, straightforward; earnest, sincere, true; conscientious, moral, principled, scrupulous; dependable, reliable, trustable, trustworthy, trusty; decent, ethical, honorable, just, respectable, righteous, right-minded, straight, upright, upstanding, virtuous

Antonyms honest, truthful, veracious