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

The attempts to save Platner in the high stakes campaign to defeat Republican incumbent Susan Collins involved portraying Platner’s accusers, women, as vengeful liars. — Kevin Rennie, Hartford Courant, 11 July 2026

The framework for his material shifted as soon as he was exposed as a liar, a manipulator, and a predator. — Ben Travers, IndieWire, 30 June 2026

The picture is rumored to be portraying Altman as a pathological liar and Musk (Ike Barinholtz) as highly antipathetic. — Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 21 June 2026

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