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belie

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of belie

1 to give a misleading impression of
  • his bright smile belied his actual mood, which was really one of great sadness
Synonyms of belie

misrepresent
Words Related to belie

contradict

camouflage, cloak, conceal, counterfeit, disguise, hide, mask, obscure

color, deceive, distort, falsify, garble, mislead, misrender, misreport, twist

dissemble, feign, pretend
Near Antonyms of belie

bare, demonstrate, disclose, discover, evince, exhibit, expose, reveal

flaunt, parade, show off
Antonyms of belie

betray, represent
2 to prove to be false
  • the latest information belies the old theory
Synonyms of belie

confound, confute, debunk, disconfirm, discredit, disprove, falsify, rebut, refute, shoot down
Words Related to belie

overthrow, overturn

challenge, contest, query, question

doubt, mistrust

debate, discuss, hash (over), moot, talk over
Phrases Synonymous with belie

give the lie to
Near Antonyms of belie

document, evidence, evince, record, show, support, witness

back (up), buttress, corroborate, substantiate

adduce, attest, authenticate, certify, identify

demonstrate, display, illustrate, manifest
Antonyms of belie

confirm, establish, prove, validate, verify
3 to keep secret or shut off from view
  • the security council issued false assurances that belied the true gravity of the situation
Synonyms of belie

blanket, blot out, cloak, conceal, cover, curtain, disguise, enshroud, hide, mask, obscure, occult, paper over, screen, shroud, suppress, veil
Words Related to belie

bury, camouflage, cover (up), smother

gild, gloss (over), varnish, whitewash

becloud, bedim, befog, block, cloud, darken, eclipse, obstruct, occlude, overcast, overshadow, shade
Near Antonyms of belie

bring out, present

clarify, illuminate

advertise, air, broadcast, get out, proclaim, publicize, publish, spread
Antonyms of belie

bare, disclose, display, divulge, expose, reveal, show, uncloak, uncover, unmask, unveil

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