Synonyms of liar

liar

noun

ˈlī(-ə)r 

as in storyteller

a person who tells lies

she knew he was a liar when he started claiming that he was an astronaut

Synonyms & Similar Words

• storyteller
• prevaricator
• fibber
• fabulist
• fabricator
• cheat
• exaggerator
• gossiper
• defamer
• mythomaniac
• slanderer
• perjurer
• deceiver
• libeler
• falsifier
• calumniator
• charlatan
• distorter
• fraud
• cheater
• dissembler
• knave
• pretender
• gossip
• equivocator
• counterfeiter
• mountebank
• operator
• defrauder
• hustler
• double-dealer
• libelist
• talebearer
• cozener
• dissimulator
• palterer

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• square shooter

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of liar

In Count My Lies, based on Sophie Stava's bestselling thriller novel of the same name, Woodley plays as Sloane, a compulsive liar who stars working as a nanny, for Violet, played by Lindsay Lohan. — Meg Walters, InStyle, 13 June 2026

The Gotti family has called Kasman a habitual liar who cannot be trusted, who rode on the coattails of the family patriarch. — Eric Shawn, FOXNews.com, 13 June 2026

Ted Danson felt like a liar on 'Cheers' because of plaque psoriasis. — Brendan Morrow, USA Today, 3 June 2026

Legal scholars call the downstream effect the liar’s dividend. — Jason Walker Psyd, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026