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
What is clear is their intense bond, the brash intimacy of people addicted to repartee and raised by liars.
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Emily Nussbaum, New Yorker, 16 Apr. 2026
But that would make stage actors liars.
—Robert B. Talisse, The Conversation, 10 Apr. 2026
Not Trump, of all presidents, an amoral self-indulgent grifter by trade and liar by practice.
—Joe Soucheray, Twin Cities, 4 Apr. 2026
Lerner’s work, which abounds with liars, fiction begets fiction.
—Literary Hub, 2 Apr. 2026
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Emily Nussbaum, New Yorker, 16 Apr. 2026
But that would make stage actors liars.
—Robert B. Talisse, The Conversation, 10 Apr. 2026
Not Trump, of all presidents, an amoral self-indulgent grifter by trade and liar by practice.
—Joe Soucheray, Twin Cities, 4 Apr. 2026
Lerner’s work, which abounds with liars, fiction begets fiction.
—Literary Hub, 2 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for liar
storyteller
Noun
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Aidi is an incredible storyteller and sparkling conversationalist and his passion for land and sea will rub off on you.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 June 2026
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Delays in production led to a four-year gap between the second and third installments of the drama series, and Levinson, who writes and directs every episode, was ready for his show to grow up — and to evolve as a storyteller right alongside it.—
David Canfield,
HollywoodReporter,
1 June 2026
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“Liar.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/liar. Accessed 5 Jun. 2026.
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