All lie synonyms
lie
L l noun lie
- untruth β the state or character of being untrue.
- fiction β works of this class, as novels or short stories: detective fiction.
- falsehood β a false statement; lie. Synonyms: fabrication, prevarication, falsification, canard, invention, fiction, story.
- deception β Deception is the act of deceiving someone or the state of being deceived by someone.
- myth β a traditional or legendary story, usually concerning some being or hero or event, with or without a determinable basis of fact or a natural explanation, especially one that is concerned with deities or demigods and explains some practice, rite, or phenomenon of nature.
- forgery β the crime of falsely making or altering a writing by which the legal rights or obligations of another person are apparently affected; simulated signing of another person's name to any such writing whether or not it is also the forger's name.
- slander β defamation; calumny: rumors full of slander.
- distortion β an act or instance of distorting.
- tale β a narrative that relates the details of some real or imaginary event, incident, or case; story: a tale about Lincoln's dog.
- inaccuracy β something inaccurate; error.
- perjury β the willful giving of false testimony under oath or affirmation, before a competent tribunal, upon a point material to a legal inquiry.
- deceit β Deceit is behaviour that is deliberately intended to make people believe something which is not true.
- misrepresentation β to represent incorrectly, improperly, or falsely.
- dishonesty β lack of honesty; a disposition to lie, cheat, or steal.
- fabrication β the act or process of fabricating; manufacture.
- disinformation β false information, as about a country's military strength or plans, publicly announced or planted in the news media, especially of other countries.
- falseness β not true or correct; erroneous: a false statement.
- falsity β the quality or condition of being false; incorrectness; untruthfulness; treachery.
- detraction β a person, thing, circumstance, etc, that detracts
- reviling β to assail with contemptuous or opprobrious language; address or speak of abusively.
- invention β the act of inventing.
- backbiting β If you accuse someone of backbiting, you mean that they say unpleasant or unkind things about someone who is not present, especially in order to stop them doing well at work.
- fable β a short tale to teach a moral lesson, often with animals or inanimate objects as characters; apologue: the fable of the tortoise and the hare; Aesop's fables.
- hyperbole β obvious and intentional exaggeration.
- obloquy β censure, blame, or abusive language aimed at a person or thing, especially by numerous persons or by the general public.
- defamation β Defamation is the damaging of someone's good reputation by saying something bad and untrue about them.
- revilement β to assail with contemptuous or opprobrious language; address or speak of abusively.
- fib β a small or trivial lie; minor falsehood.
- aspersion β a disparaging or malicious remark; slanderous accusation (esp in the phrase cast aspersions (on))
- libel β the false accusation that Jews murder Christian children to use their blood in religious rituals: blood libels that spread throughout Europe in the Middle Ages.
- calumny β Calumny or a calumny is an untrue statement made about someone in order to reduce other people's respect and admiration for them.
- vilification β to speak ill of; defame; slander.
- prevarication β the act of prevaricating, or lying: Seeing the expression on his mother's face, Nathan realized this was no time for prevarication.
- whopper β WarGames
- misstatement β to state wrongly or misleadingly; make a wrong statement about.
- guile β insidious cunning in attaining a goal; crafty or artful deception; duplicity.
verb lie
- flat β horizontally level: a flat roof.
- mislead β to lead or guide wrongly; lead astray.
- promote β to help or encourage to exist or flourish; further: to promote world peace.
- misrepresent β to represent incorrectly, improperly, or falsely.
- deceive β If you deceive someone, you make them believe something that is not true, usually in order to get some advantage for yourself.
- sprawl β to be stretched or spread out in an unnatural or ungraceful manner: The puppy's legs sprawled in all directions.
- sleep β to take the rest afforded by a suspension of voluntary bodily functions and the natural suspension, complete or partial, of consciousness; cease being awake.
- rest β a support for a lance; lance rest.
- lie down β the manner, relative position, or direction in which something lies: the lie of the patio, facing the water. Synonyms: place, location, site.
- stretch β to draw out or extend (oneself, a body, limbs, wings, etc.) to the full length or extent (often followed by out): to stretch oneself out on the ground.
- belong β If something belongs to you, you own it.
- remain β to continue in the same state; continue to be as specified: to remain at peace.
- spread β to draw, stretch, or open out, especially over a flat surface, as something rolled or folded (often followed by out).
- prevail β to be widespread or current; exist everywhere or generally: Silence prevailed along the funeral route.