People who will lie for you, will lie to you.
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Lie
/laɪ̯/
Synonyms for "lie" (308 found)
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Closest matches (62)
Noun(29 words)
prevaricationfabricationfalsehoodfibalternative factanti-factart thou herebe locatedbe situated inbilgesblarneybluffbollocksbullshitbullshitscanardcapcheatschinclanker
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Verb(2 words)
Adjective(1 words)
cultural fabrication
Strong matches (92)
deludedirectiondirection linedisappeardishonestydistortdistortiondraw the longbowdriftdwell inencompassenvironequivocateevadeexaggerateexaggerationexistexposureextendfable
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fairy talefalsehoodfalsificationfalsifyfalsityfarfetched storyfarragofibfictionfish storyfixflamflimflamforgeryfraudulencefrontageghost storygogo outgrovelhalf truthhalf-truthheadinghelmsmanshiphideholdhole upinaccuracyinclinationindwellinhereinveracitylaylegal fiction
Noun(26 words)
disinformationdrapeexistfablesfabricationsfalsehoodsfalsenessfalsificationfibbingfibsfigmentfigmentsflamforswearinggoofhoaxhummerinvent a gameinventinginvention
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Adjective(3 words)
false assertionfictional rome accountintentional deception
Related words (154)
Noun(38 words)
libellie athwartlie downlie flatlie flatlylie inlie limplylie lowlie pronelie prostratelineline of directionline of marchline of positionlittle white lielollloungemasquerademendacitymisguide
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misinformmisinstructmisleadmisrepresentmisrepresentationmisstatemisstatementmythnavigationoccurorientationpalterpassperjurypilotagepilotingpious fictionpointpositionposition lineprevaricateprevaricationquarterradio bearingrangereachreach outreclineremainreposeresiderestrideride at anchorride easyride hawse fullrunsetshamshiftshift aboutsit tightslight stretchingsong and dancespanspeak falselysprawlspreadstandsteeragesteeringstorystraddlestretchstretch outstretch the truthsurroundsweeptake covertake intaletall storytall taletaradiddletell a lietendencytenorthrust outtracktrendtrumped-up storyuntruthwaywhite lieyarn
Verb(18 words)
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More general
17 entriesShowing 16 of 17 words.
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9 entriesCollocations
10 entriesbarefaced lielie detectorlie downlie in bedlie in waitlie stilllie to someonelittle white lietell a liewhite lie
Inflections
5 entriesDerivations
2 entriesAntonyms
2 entriessimilar
2 entrieslie downrest
Sample sentences
40 total sentences available.
You look pale. You had better lie down in bed at once.
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You must not tell a lie.
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As you make your bed, you must lie on it.
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