as in dishonest
telling or containing lies
that lying son of a gun told me that the used car had never been in an accident
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as in deceiving
to make a statement one knows to be untrue
would I lie to you about that?
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as in sitting
to occupy a place or location
I left the book lying on the counter
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as in hiding
to remain out of sight
paparazzi were lying in wait outside the restaurant, a well-known celebrity hangout
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Recent Examples of lying
Kenan Draughorne, Los Angeles Times, 14 Jan. 2022
Kyle Thomas, People.com, 13 Apr. 2025
But lying about Social Security isn’t new.
—Stanley S. Litow, New York Daily News, 13 Apr. 2025
Channel imaginative ideas or simply enjoy lying low more now.
—Kyle Thomas, People.com, 13 Apr. 2025
But lying about Social Security isn’t new.
—Stanley S. Litow, New York Daily News, 13 Apr. 2025
Bury me face down so Boeing and their lying a** leaders can kiss my a**.
—Bill Chappell, NPR, 21 Mar. 2025
Earlier in the episode during the lying game, Selena tried to convince Blanco and Fallon that one time her dog ran away on set and Paul Rudd found it.
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 21 Mar. 2025
Bury me face down so Boeing and their lying-a-- leaders can kiss my a--.
—Audrey Conklin, Fox News, 21 Mar. 2025
Bury me face down so Boeing and their lying a** leaders can kiss my a**.
—Bill Chappell, NPR, 21 Mar. 2025
Verb
He was found dead lying face up on his hotel bed with no signs of trauma, according to a Monday report from the Orange County Sheriff’s Office in Florida.
—Kenan Draughorne, Los Angeles Times, 14 Jan. 2022
Noun
Channel imaginative ideas or simply enjoy lying low more now.
—Kyle Thomas, People.com, 13 Apr. 2025
But lying about Social Security isn’t new.
—Stanley S. Litow, New York Daily News, 13 Apr. 2025
Channel imaginative ideas or simply enjoy lying low more now.
—Kyle Thomas, People.com, 13 Apr. 2025
But lying about Social Security isn’t new.
—Stanley S. Litow, New York Daily News, 13 Apr. 2025
Bury me face down so Boeing and their lying a** leaders can kiss my a**.
—Bill Chappell, NPR, 21 Mar. 2025
Earlier in the episode during the lying game, Selena tried to convince Blanco and Fallon that one time her dog ran away on set and Paul Rudd found it.
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 21 Mar. 2025
Bury me face down so Boeing and their lying-a-- leaders can kiss my a--.
—Audrey Conklin, Fox News, 21 Mar. 2025
Bury me face down so Boeing and their lying a** leaders can kiss my a**.
—Bill Chappell, NPR, 21 Mar. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for lying
Adjective
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Such attempts are dangerous not only for being dishonest but also for missing aspects of customer quality, without which businesses risk falling into the low-price trap.—
Mindaugas Čaplinskas,
Forbes.com,
21 Aug. 2025
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Starring Braff as Andy, the film's protagonist, and Natalie Portman as his eccentric and compulsively dishonest love interest, the film is often compared to The Graduate (1967), but remains a singular romantic comedy that demands an emotional reaction from its audience.—
James Mercadante,
EW.com,
14 Aug. 2025
Noun
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The deception here is the notion that these four men are playing against one another, cards or dice or some type of game.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
13 Aug. 2025
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Clown references imply the fans are in on Swift's schemes, here for the deception and recognize the serious undertones beneath the singer's stage makeup.—
Nicole Fallert,
USA Today,
12 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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The examples and notes in question were and are erroneous and inconsistent with our policies, and have been removed.—
Joshua Rhett Miller,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 Aug. 2025
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About 60 of those were licensed using the erroneous measurement system, mostly in New York City, plus around another 40 that have licenses but are yet to open their doors.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
14 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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At Comedy Central, Colbert rose to prominence playing a slightly exaggerated version of Bill O’Reilly and other unapologetically mendacious Fox News pundits from the George W. Bush years.—
Alan Sepinwall,
Rolling Stone,
18 July 2025
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The true story reveals both how freedom of speech first came to be conceived of as a mechanism for truth, an antidote to falsehood, and the foundation of all liberty—and that, ironically, this new and powerful theory was itself a deliberately mendacious fiction.—
Fara Dabhoiwala,
Harpers Magazine,
4 June 2025
Noun
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Unrestricted access without guidance can breed dependency, misinformation, or even academic dishonesty.—
Sandy Carter,
Forbes.com,
6 Aug. 2025
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His previous troubles hinted at similar dishonesty as his Viagra shenanigans.—
David J. Neal,
Miami Herald,
20 July 2025
Adjective
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Officers making contact with Hyatt noted an odor of intoxicants, staggering gait, confusion and illogical, untruthful responses to questions, according to the motion.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
18 Aug. 2025
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The deficient vice of integrity is being fake, untruthful, inconsistent, unprincipled, and manipulative.—
Mary Crossan,
Forbes.com,
17 July 2025
Noun
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Hugo would likely have been repelled and fascinated by Trump’s demagoguery, his rambling mendacity, his grammatically illogical but easy-to-follow oratory.—
Graham Robb,
The Atlantic,
9 June 2025
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By promoting dissimulation and sanctifying mendacity, Trump’s tsarist regime works to silence knowledge.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
8 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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As a part of the settlement, the false electors acknowledged their actions were used in an attempt to overturn an election.—
Jessie Opoien,
jsonline.com,
23 Aug. 2025
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Ament pleaded guilty in 2022 to two counts of wire fraud, one count of making a false statement to a financial institution and one count of submitting a false tax return.—
Michael Slaten,
Oc Register,
22 Aug. 2025
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“Lying.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lying. Accessed 27 Aug. 2025.
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