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All lie synonyms

lie
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noun lie

  • white lie — a minor, polite, or harmless lie; fib.
  • storey — story2 .
  • story — a narrative, either true or fictitious, in prose or verse, designed to interest, amuse, or instruct the hearer or reader; tale.
  • tall tale — far-fetched story
  • evasion — The action of evading something.

verb lie

  • slouch — to sit or stand with an awkward, drooping posture.
  • sit — to rest with the body supported by the buttocks or thighs; be seated.
  • exist — Have objective reality or being.
  • make believe — the style or manner in which something is made; form; build.
  • extend — Cause to cover a larger area; make longer or wider.
  • put on — a throw or cast, especially one made with a forward motion of the hand when raised close to the shoulder.
  • stay — (of a ship) to change to the other tack.
  • string along — a slender cord or thick thread used for binding or tying; line.
  • stop — to cease from, leave off, or discontinue: to stop running.
  • keep — to hold or retain in one's possession; hold as one's own: If you like it, keep it. Keep the change.
  • have on — Usually, haves. an individual or group that has wealth, social position, or other material benefits (contrasted with have-not).
  • equivocate — Use ambiguous language so as to conceal the truth or avoid committing oneself.
  • exaggerate — Represent (something) as being larger, greater, better, or worse than it really is.
  • phoney — not real or genuine; fake; counterfeit: a phony diamond.
  • go back on — at, to, or toward the rear; backward: to step back.
  • victimise — to make a victim of.
  • instruct — to furnish with knowledge, especially by a systematic method; teach; train; educate.
  • turn in — to cause to move around on an axis or about a center; rotate: to turn a wheel.
  • go to bed — a piece of furniture upon which or within which a person sleeps, rests, or stays when not well.
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