LIED Synonyms: 46 Similar and Opposite Words

lied

verb

Definition of lied

past tense of lie

as in deceived

to make a statement one knows to be untrue would I lie to you about that?

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Recent Examples of lied OpenAI revealed that the Hugging Face hack wasn't the only time its bots had lied, cheated, and hidden its tracks from humans. — David Pogue, CBS News, 27 Sep. 2026 That, to me, is a relevant piece of information, and if someone stood at the podium and lied, that’s very valuable too. — Emma Specter, Vogue, 22 Sep. 2026 But Puente, who lied pathologically, spun a more elaborate story of the sisters’ visit. — Graham Womack, Sacbee.com, 18 Sep. 2026 Investigators said Puig lied about his knowledge and participation in the gambling operation, and the basis of his interactions with other participants. — Sam Blum, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2026 Some of the most pointed memos at the time came from EPA chemist Cate Jenkins, who later became a whistleblower claiming the agency lied about air safety and downplayed the dangers of the dust. — Gloria Pazmino, CNN Money, 9 Sep. 2026 The film suggests Tesla lied about not being able to access data from its vehicle that struck Leon. — Matthew Carey, Deadline, 8 Sep. 2026 When people started having problems with the cars, Musk established a boiler room full of scammers who took the calls and lied about how the cars could be fixed. — Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 8 Sep. 2026 Federal prosecutors had initially charged Sosa-Celis and the other man, Alfredo Alejandro Aljorna, with assault but dropped the charges after video evidence showed the officer may have lied about the encounter. — Valerie Gonzalez, Los Angeles Times, 4 Sep. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for lied

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The state estimates that about 350,000 residents were exposed to the Cambridge Analytica breach, but McGinn asked jurors to consider that Facebook deceived all New Mexicans when making statements regarding privacy and violent content.

— MIKELLA SCHUETTLER, ABC News, 23 Sep. 2026
Customers who feel respected are far more forgiving than customers who feel deceived.

— Natalie Ruiz, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of deceived

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Trey Owens fooled the TCU defense with a 34-yard keeper on third-and-1 to get inside the 10-yard line.

— ABC News, ABC News, 19 Sep. 2026
Earlier in the game, he was fooled on a flea-flicker, and his pass-interference penalty set up the Patriots’ lone touchdown.

— Jerry Brewer, New York Times, 10 Sep. 2026