as in lying
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as in prevaricating
to make a statement one knows to be untrue
fibbed and said that he had remembered to water her plants while she was away
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as in hiding
to strike repeatedly
the two drunken pub crawlers proceeded to fib each other senseless
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Recent Examples of fibbing
Sophie Caldwell, CNBC, 20 Aug. 2025
Verb
In today’s challenging market, finding a job can be a long, frustrating process, and some job seekers have resorted to fibbing in order to present themselves as better candidates for a role.
—Sophie Caldwell, CNBC, 20 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fibbing
Adjective
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He was found dead lying face up on his hotel bed with no signs of trauma, according to a Monday report from the Orange County Sheriff’s Office in Florida.—
Kenan Draughorne,
Los Angeles Times,
14 Jan. 2022
Adjective
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More and more people are avoiding dating or befriending those with opposing political views, and growing numbers describe those on the other side as closed-minded, dishonest, immoral and unintelligent.—
Justin Callais,
Chicago Tribune,
2 Mar. 2026
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His judgments about the characters—both famous and obscure—who mattered in this low, dishonest era are always persuasive.—
Gabrielle Bellot,
Literary Hub,
27 Feb. 2026
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The 2026 State of the Union speech stands in contrast, a speech by a mendacious demagogue who has degraded his listeners by debauching their instincts.—
Eliot A. Cohen,
The Atlantic,
26 Feb. 2026
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Supporters of recent state AI regulations said the measures will address potential threats to public safety and personal privacy, and to counter any mendacious actions created by AI, while not hindering innovation.—
Hope Moses,
Chicago Tribune,
10 Jan. 2026
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Federal authorities announced an investigation Friday of two immigration officers who appeared to have made untruthful statements under oath about a shooting in Minneapolis last month.—
Hannah Schoenbaum,
Los Angeles Times,
14 Feb. 2026
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Trump, of course, was rude, untruthful, and excessively, if not quite so egregiously, long-winded in his first term, too.—
Susan B. Glasser,
New Yorker,
22 Jan. 2026
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“Fibbing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fibbing. Accessed 5 Mar. 2026.
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