as in storyteller
a person who tells lies
she knew he was a liar when he started claiming that he was an astronaut
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Recent Examples of liar
Part of the reason why liars try to control their body language may be because playing false requires more cognitive effort, says Sharon Leal, a senior research fellow at the University of Portsmouth in England, who studies deception detection.
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Jackie Flynn Mogensen, Scientific American, 26 Feb. 2026
Putin is a liar and a murderer.
—CBS News, 15 Feb. 2026
There are many doors in Emily’s world—doors for liars, stair climbers, tigers, snakes, and those who speak very quietly—but none for Emily.
—Caroline Carlson, Literary Hub, 2 Feb. 2026
Experts have worried that this dynamic could lead to a phenomenon referred to as the liar’s dividend, in which bad actors use the claim that authentic media is AI-generated in order to create distrust and avoid accountability.
—Jared Perlo, NBC news, 1 Feb. 2026
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Jackie Flynn Mogensen, Scientific American, 26 Feb. 2026
Putin is a liar and a murderer.
—CBS News, 15 Feb. 2026
There are many doors in Emily’s world—doors for liars, stair climbers, tigers, snakes, and those who speak very quietly—but none for Emily.
—Caroline Carlson, Literary Hub, 2 Feb. 2026
Experts have worried that this dynamic could lead to a phenomenon referred to as the liar’s dividend, in which bad actors use the claim that authentic media is AI-generated in order to create distrust and avoid accountability.
—Jared Perlo, NBC news, 1 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for liar
storyteller
Noun
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The collaboration with Flanagan’s Red Room Pictures banner extends the studio’s partnership with one of the most commercially successful genre storytellers.—
Mike Fleming Jr,
Deadline,
9 Mar. 2026
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Hirokazu Kore-eda is a master storyteller whose work continues to define contemporary world cinema, while Tatsuki Fujimoto has emerged as one of the most impactful mangaka’s of the past decade.—
Jazz Tangcay,
Variety,
9 Mar. 2026
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“Liar.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/liar. Accessed 15 Mar. 2026.
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