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
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.
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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
Many of the hustlers and fabulists who populate Crews’s fiction are typical American strivers.
—Charlie Lee, Harpers Magazine, 18 June 2025
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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
Many of the hustlers and fabulists who populate Crews’s fiction are typical American strivers.
—Charlie Lee, Harpers Magazine, 18 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fabulist
Noun
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Bowen Yang reprised his role as America’s favorite liar.—
Bethy Squires,
Vulture,
2 Nov. 2025
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One of the two guards flanking him during the hearing then called him a liar, according to Zaher.—
Jeremy Diamond,
CNN Money,
30 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The common ingredients are incredible storytellers who are excited about trying to make a series that feels authentic and realistic, and maybe feels familiar, but in a way that also feels elevated and sophisticated.—
Nellie Andreeva,
Deadline,
6 Nov. 2025
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The loveliest is that both books and gardens continue to bear fruit years after the storyteller and the gardener are long gone.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
5 Nov. 2025
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“Fabulist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fabulist. Accessed 14 Nov. 2025.
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