Word Type

Noun

The word "liar" can be used as a noun.

Word Relationships

Opposites (Antonyms)

square shooter teller truth truth teller

Capable Of

appear to honest cook up story doctor records expect to found out fool lie way out of trouble speak falsehoods

Dbpedia Genre

science fiction

Derived Terms

Bliar barefaced liar liar dice liar liar pants on fire liar loan liar paradox liar's dividend nonliar pathological liar the devil is a liar

Derived From

lie

Distinct From

truth

Etymologically Related To

lie

Broader Terms (Hypernyms)

beguiler cheat cheater deceiver slicker trickster

Type Of (IsA)

deceiver person person who lies written work

Not Desires

people to know truth tell truth

Related Terms

deceiving deceiving person dishonest dishonest person lair lie lying person untruth

Synonym Network

fabricator fibber prevaricator storyteller

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.