Synonyms of lied

lied

verb

past tense of lie

as in deceived

to make a statement one knows to be untrue

would I lie to you about that?

Synonyms & Similar Words

• deceived
• fibbed
• fooled
• kidded
• tricked
• prevaricated
• fabricated
• misrepresented
• duped
• perjured
• slandered
• libeled
• misled
• deluded
• gulled
• equivocated
• hoodwinked
• snowed
• hoaxed
• defamed
• falsified
• misreported
• misstated
• distorted
• forswore
• misinformed
• fudged
• traduced
• beguiled
• cozened
• dissembled
• took in
• paltered
• misguided
• garbled
• dissimulated

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• testified
• asserted
• confirmed
• swore
• verified
• validated
• substantiated
• authenticated

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of lied

The stars lied about their romance in press interviews for decades afterward. — James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 6 Oct. 2026

The Bass campaign, citing the fact that Raman appeared on Piker’s stream the same day, fired off an email to reporters claiming the councilmember had lied about her reasons for missing the Jewish heritage event. — James Rainey, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2026

Nantambu spent a month in a Middle Eastern jail before proving that Brown lied. — Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 30 Sep. 2026

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