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lie
Synonyms and Antonyms of lie
a statement known by its maker to be untrue and made in order to deceive
fable, fabrication, fairy tale, falsehood, falsity, fib, mendacity, prevarication, story, tale, taradiddle (or tarradiddle), untruth, whopper
lie
Synonyms and Antonyms of lie
to make a statement one knows to be untrue
Synonym Discussion of lie
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- lied about where he had been
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- during the hearings the witness did his best to prevaricate
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- equivocated endlessly in an attempt to mislead her inquisitors
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- a swindler paltering with his investors
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- fibbed about the price of the new suit
lie
Synonyms and Antonyms of lie
1
to be positioned along a certain course or in a certain direction
2
to occupy a place or location
3
to remain out of sight
lie low, sit tight
Synonym Discussion of lie
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- lied about where he had been
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- during the hearings the witness did his best to prevaricate
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- equivocated endlessly in an attempt to mislead her inquisitors
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- a swindler paltering with his investors
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- fibbed about the price of the new suit
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