Synonyms of lies

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verb (1)

present tense third-person singular of lie

as in deceives

to make a statement one knows to be untrue

would I lie to you about that?

Synonyms & Similar Words

• deceives
• fools
• fibs
• kids
• prevaricates
• tricks
• fabricates
• perjures
• deludes
• misrepresents
• slanders
• equivocates
• libels
• snows
• hoodwinks
• forswears
• misstates
• misleads
• dupes
• distorts
• falsifies
• gulls
• defames
• beguiles
• fudges
• hoaxes
• dissembles
• misinforms
• palters
• dissimulates
• takes in
• traduces
• misreports
• garbles
• misguides
• cozens

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• asserts
• testifies
• swears
• confirms
• verifies
• validates
• substantiates
• authenticates

lies

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verb (2)

present tense third-person singular of lie

1

as in leads

to be positioned along a certain course or in a certain direction

the train tracks lie just over that hill

Synonyms & Similar Words

• leads
• goes
• extends
• runs
• bears
• heads
• crosses
• follows
• passes
• cuts
• spans
• courses
• traverses

2

as in is

to occupy a place or location

I left the book lying on the counter

Synonyms & Similar Words

• is
• sits
• stands
• rests
• remains
• resides
• bears
• waits
• overlooks
• awaits
• stays
• dwells
• stations
• hangs around
• commands
• sticks around
• posts
• tarries

3

as in lurks

to remain out of sight

paparazzi were lying in wait outside the restaurant, a well-known celebrity hangout

Synonyms & Similar Words

• lurks
• hides
• reposes
• lies low
• holes up
• skulks
• slinks
• eludes
• sneaks
• evades
• sits tight
• avoids

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• appears
• comes out
• turns up
• shows up
• materializes

lies

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noun

plural of lie

as in tales

a statement known by its maker to be untrue and made in order to deceive

he wanted to deny the accusation, but he couldn't tell a lie

Synonyms & Similar Words

• tales
• stories
• falsehoods
• fibs
• untruths
• prevarications
• fairy tales
• fabrications
• falsities
• fables
• mendacities
• whoppers
• distortions
• ambiguities
• half-truths
• exaggerations
• slanders
• taradiddles
• deceits
• defamations
• fictions
• equivocations
• libels
• bluffs
• nonsense
• obliquities
• perjuries
• misinformation
• misconceptions
• myths
• fallacies
• misrepresentations
• dishonesties
• misstatements
• poses
• pretenses
• fraudulences
• falsifications
• duplicities
• canards
• humbug
• misreports
• jives

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• truths
• facts
• verities
• truisms
• honesties
• substantiations
• confirmations
• verifications
• validations
• veracities
• authentications

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of lies

Verb

Throughout the course of their investigation, investigators were led to an address in Nelson, Missouri, which lies between Kansas City and Columbia. — Caroline Zimmerman, Kansas City Star, 31 July 2026

The significance lies less in the sum stolen than in the nature of the failure. — Susie Violet Ward, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026

Neither Matheus Franca nor Romain Esse is dependable enough at this stage, while Jesurun Rak-Sakyi’s future realistically lies elsewhere. — Matt Woosnam, New York Times, 31 July 2026

However the land lies, Christmas has come early for Walking Dead fans the world over. — Max Goldbart, Deadline, 31 July 2026

What’s baffling is that none of this lies beyond the ability of city officials to address. — Michael Powell, The Atlantic, 30 July 2026

The city of Boulder reports reaching a tentative agreement with developer Midnight Auteur, LLC for the sale of the surface parking lot at 2121 Broadway, which lies at the corner of Spruce Street and Broadway downtown. — Sarah Horbacewicz, CBS News, 30 July 2026

The property offers a quiet little sanctuary and thrilling views in the distinct town of Point Richmond, which lies within the city of Richmond. — David Caraccio updated July 30, Sacbee.com, 30 July 2026

Somewhere between the half-court heaves and the flagrant fouling and flopping, there lies the best version of the WNBA. — Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 26 July 2026

Noun

When lies, grief and reality collapse into each other, Tian must choose whether to break the cycle. — Zac Ntim, Deadline, 30 July 2026

Art to me is a way to find beauty behind the lies and exaggerations. — Rob Salkowitz, Forbes.com, 26 July 2026

The film’s treatment of Odysseus’s lies, too, seems consonant with the Ten Commandments instead of Homer’s moral worldview. — Luis Parrales, The Atlantic, 26 July 2026

In a new book, author and journalist Pamela Colloff investigates a notorious con man, whose lies had devastating consequences for many who knew him. — Carly Tagen-Dye, PEOPLE, 21 July 2026

And there are lies, so many untruths that one doesn’t know who to root for. — Oline H. Cogdill, Sun Sentinel, 20 July 2026

That's where many golf fans find themselves after the tournament, defending DeChambeau's intentions, believing that improved lies happen frequently without penalty, while also thinking that the rules should be more strictly enforced. — Ian Miller Outkick, FOXNews.com, 20 July 2026

One Gamine fragrance, Heroic Dose, opens with fresh cypress, blue hemp, and salty marine air, but underneath lies an earthy, gritty complexity brought in by cumin and vetiver bourbon. — Parizaad Khan Sethi, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 July 2026

Inside lies a carbon-fiber tender that evokes the mothership with a bespoke cork bumper. — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 16 July 2026