as in liar
a person who tells lies
a once highly admired journalist whose reputation is now that of a disgraced fabulist
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Recent Examples of fabulist
Trouble doubles down with the arrival of Baroness Eloise Bosquet de Wagner Wehrhorn (Ana de Armas), a big-talking fabulist who arrives on the island like a Real Housewife of Floreana, with dreams of building a luxury hotel on the island.
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Adam Graham, Chicago Tribune, 21 Aug. 2025
Many people do not know when LLMs are lying to them, which is unsurprising given that the chatbots are very convincing fabulists, serving up slop with unflappable confidence to their unsuspecting audience.
—Yair Rosenberg, The Atlantic, 15 Aug. 2025
Ari Ben Menashe, a onetime Israeli operative whom Israeli and American officials have said is a fabulist who vastly exaggerates and fabricates, claims to have run Epstein as an asset.
—Ron Kampeas, Sun Sentinel, 4 Aug. 2025
George Santos to report to prison George Santos, the fabulist former New York Republican lawmaker, is set to report to prison Friday — and he’s had a lot to say about it.
—Zach Schonfeld, The Hill, 23 July 2025
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Adam Graham, Chicago Tribune, 21 Aug. 2025
Many people do not know when LLMs are lying to them, which is unsurprising given that the chatbots are very convincing fabulists, serving up slop with unflappable confidence to their unsuspecting audience.
—Yair Rosenberg, The Atlantic, 15 Aug. 2025
Ari Ben Menashe, a onetime Israeli operative whom Israeli and American officials have said is a fabulist who vastly exaggerates and fabricates, claims to have run Epstein as an asset.
—Ron Kampeas, Sun Sentinel, 4 Aug. 2025
George Santos to report to prison George Santos, the fabulist former New York Republican lawmaker, is set to report to prison Friday — and he’s had a lot to say about it.
—Zach Schonfeld, The Hill, 23 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fabulist
Noun
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Secretary Kristi Noem is a stone-cold liar and has zero credibility.—
Ali Bauman,
CBS News,
8 Jan. 2026
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Deputies cut off her calls, the lawsuit says, dismissed her as a liar and told her to sit down.—
Kelly Davis,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 Jan. 2026
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Celebrate fresh voices and first-time storytellers making their mark by choosing a debut novel.—
Ashlee Conour,
Chicago Tribune,
8 Jan. 2026
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New York storyteller Laura Sims leads workshops and performs stories on Saturday and Sunday during the Atlanta Jewish Storytelling Festival at The Breman.—
Mary Caldwell,
AJC.com,
7 Jan. 2026
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“Fabulist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fabulist. Accessed 19 Jan. 2026.
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