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
• defamations
• deceits
• fictions
• equivocations
• libels
• bluffs
• nonsense
• obliquities
• perjuries
• misinformation
• misconceptions
• myths
• fallacies
• misrepresentations
• dishonesties
• misstatements
• poses
• pretenses
• falsifications
• duplicities
• fraudulences
• 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

This tiny place lies 155 miles north of the Arctic Circle, beside Torneträsk, a 43-mile-long lake. — The Week Uk, TheWeek, 18 Oct. 2026

Main Street lies just to the right and includes Courtney and Jose Fiscal Belli’s restaurant, Main Street Cafe. — Gregory Royal Pratt, Chicago Tribune, 18 Oct. 2026

More than a splash of color Perhaps the more interesting possibility lies beyond multi-color printing altogether. — New Atlas, 17 Oct. 2026

The longtime What-A-Burger on South Main Street lies just beyond one end of the site. — Joe Marusak october 17, Charlotte Observer, 17 Oct. 2026

Not far from my home on the western shore of Lake Champlain lies the ore bed that in 1875 produced 10 percent of America’s iron ore; the #21 pit, once storied, stretches two hundred feet wide and three hundred feet deep. — Bill McKibben, The New York Review of Books, 17 Oct. 2026

Visceral fat — which lies deep within the abdomen and surrounds internal organs — has also been linked to a higher risk of cardiovascular disease, Cleveland Clinic states. — Melissa Rudy, FOXNews.com, 17 Oct. 2026

Accounts of injuries, even fatalities, are reminders that beneath the mystery of a bog’s soft ground lies real danger. — Literary Hub, 16 Oct. 2026

Unexamined grief becomes grievance, and that way madness lies. — Sara Holdren, Vulture, 15 Oct. 2026

Noun

These accusations are utter nonsense, concocted from distortions, half-truths and lies. — Kathleen Parker, Washington Post, 23 Oct. 2026

Throughout history, pogroms and persecution were fueled by lies that portrayed Jews as less than human. — Staff, FOXNews.com, 22 Oct. 2026

The ad also accuses his Democratic opponent, Brian Poindexter, of telling lies about him. — Lara Korte The Washington Post, Arkansas Online, 18 Oct. 2026

The allegations hurled by state officials against Orange County were based on flat-out lies. — Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board, The Orlando Sentinel, 18 Oct. 2026

Closing that gap is where the real challenge—and opportunity—lies. — Anand Solanki, Forbes.com, 16 Oct. 2026

Busfield has repeatedly denied the allegations, describing them as lies motivated by revenge. — ABC News, 16 Oct. 2026

Another way to hold accountable those spreading lies online is to sue them. — Sally Krutzig, Idaho Statesman, 14 Oct. 2026

Undoubtedly, a stack of crazy, low-IQ and weird lies will follow. — Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 14 Oct. 2026