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fib
Synonyms and Antonyms of fib
a statement known by its maker to be untrue and made in order to deceive
fable, fabrication, fairy tale, falsehood, falsity, lie, mendacity, prevarication, story, tale, taradiddle (or tarradiddle), untruth, whopper
fib
Synonyms and Antonyms of fib
to make a statement one knows to be untrue
Synonym Discussion of fib
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- lied about where he had been
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- during the hearings the witness did his best to prevaricate
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- equivocated endlessly in an attempt to mislead her inquisitors
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- a swindler paltering with his investors
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- fibbed about the price of the new suit
fib
Synonyms and Antonyms of fib
to strike repeatedly
bash, baste, bat, batter, beat, belabor, belt, birch, bludgeon, buffet, bung up, club, curry, do, drub, flog, hammer, hide, lace, lambaste (or lambast), lash, lather, lick, maul, mess (up), paddle, pelt, pommel, pound, pummel, punch out, rough (up), slate, slog, switch, tan, thrash, thresh, thump, tromp, wallop, whale, whip, whop (or whap), whup, work over
assail, assault, attack, beset, box, bust, chop, clobber, clout, crack, cudgel, cuff, descend (on or upon), hit, jump (on), knock, lam, lay on, paste, pounce (on or upon), punch, raid, rush, slam, slap, smack, smash, sock, spank, storm, swat, swipe, thwack, whack, wham, whomp
blackjack, cane, cowhide, flagellate, fustigate, horsewhip, leather, pistol-whip, rawhide, scourge, strap
beat up on
Synonym Discussion of fib
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- lied about where he had been
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- during the hearings the witness did his best to prevaricate
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- equivocated endlessly in an attempt to mislead her inquisitors
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- a swindler paltering with his investors
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- fibbed about the price of the new suit
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