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lying

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of lying

telling or containing lies

That lying salesman told me that the used car had never been in an accident.

Synonyms of lying

dishonest, mendacious, untruthful

Words Related to lying

erroneous, fallacious, false, misleading, untrue

double-dealing, hypocrite, hypocritical, insincere, mealymouthed, smooth-tongued, two-faced

Near Antonyms of lying

candid, open, plainspoken, straightforward

earnest, sincere, true

conscientious, moral, principled, scrupulous

dependable, reliable, trustable, trustworthy, trusty

decent, ethical, honorable, just, respectable, righteous, right-minded, straight, upright, upstanding, virtuous

Antonyms of lying

honest, truthful, veracious

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