Synonyms of perjuring

perjuring

verb

present participle of perjure

as in lying

law to tell a lie in a court of law after promising to tell the truth; to commit perjury

He perjured himself before the court by giving a false testimony.

Related Words

• lying
• fabricating
• misrepresenting
• deceiving
• fibbing
• forswearing
• distorting
• deluding
• prevaricating
• libeling
• fooling
• slandering
• duping
• equivocating
• tricking
• hoodwinking
• defaming
• misstating
• kidding
• falsifying
• paltering
• fudging
• gulling
• snowing
• hoaxing
• misreporting
• traducing
• cozening
• taking in
• dissembling
• misleading
• dissimulating
• misinforming
• beguiling
• garbling
• misguiding

Dissimilar Words

• asserting
• testifying
• confirming
• swearing
• verifying
• validating
• substantiating
• authenticating

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of perjuring

In a particularly startling moment, one Republican senator even accused Smith of perjuring himself about his attendance at a basketball game in what appeared to be a misunderstanding over a team name. — Eric Tucker, Los Angeles Times, 29 Sep. 2026

By invoking his constitutional right against self-incrimination, Fauci himself (and his lawyers) appeared to be worried to some degree about being cornered into perjuring himself. — Zachary Schermele, USA Today, 29 July 2026