MENDACIOUSLY Synonyms: 42 Similar and Opposite Words

mendaciously

adverb

Definition of mendaciously

as in deceitfully

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Jacob goes to Isaac with this hairy disguise, deceitfully announces himself as Esau, and obtains his father’s blessing—much to the chagrin of his brother.

— Charles Preston, Encyclopedia Britannica, 13 Mar. 2026
To help fill their coffers even more, the lobbyists deceitfully expanded the definition of those notch years to include everyone born through 1926.

— Tom Margenau, Dallas Morning News, 1 Feb. 2026

Definition of deceitfully

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Nearly 20 years after she was falsely accused of killing her roommate, Amanda Knox is still struggling to tell her own story.

— Glenn Garner, Deadline, 7 Aug. 2026
Court filings allege Dick called 911 that month and falsely reported that shots had been fired at the family’s Brentwood residence, prompting a large police response.

— Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 6 Aug. 2026

Definition of falsely

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Most failures are administrative, and most people fix them when asked politely.

— George Kapernaros, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026
Early automotive lamps were less like searchlights and more like dim lanterns politely suggesting that there may or may not be a vehicle present.

— Matthew MacConnell, ArsTechnica, 3 Aug. 2026

Definition of politely

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Jimmy Coe, for example, said in an email to the larger airport that during his visit to Orlando in 2022, his taxi driver erroneously drove him to the Orlando airport instead of the Sanford airport where his Allegiant flight was departing.

— Martin E. Comas, The Orlando Sentinel, 3 Aug. 2026
Police also dispelled misinformation that had been circulating online about the suspect’s identity, saying that some social media posts had erroneously identified a different individual as the suspect.

— Chantelle Lee, Time, 3 Aug. 2026

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