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LIES Synonyms

There are 20 synonyms of the word lies. (exact relations)
There are 28 hypernyms of the word lies. (close relations)
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prevarication
nounn
noun

• a statement that deviates from or perverts the truth

• intentionally vague or ambiguous

• the deliberate act of deviating from the truth

deception
nounn
noun

• a misleading falsehood

• the act of deceiving

• an illusory feat; considered magical by naive observers

falsehood
nounn
noun

• a false statement

• the act of rendering something false as by fraudulent changes (of documents or measures etc.) or counterfeiting

deceit
nounn
noun

• the quality of being fraudulent

• a misleading falsehood

• the act of deceiving

dishonesty
nounn
noun

• the quality of being dishonest

• lack of honesty; acts of lying or cheating or stealing

fabrication
nounn
noun

• a deliberately false or improbable account

• writing in a fictional form

• the act of making something (a product) from raw materials

• the act of constructing something (as a piece of machinery)

• the deliberate act of deviating from the truth

fiction
noun, adjectiven, adj
noun

• a literary work based on the imagination and not necessarily on fact

• a deliberately false or improbable account

mendacity
nounn
noun

• the tendency to be untruthful

untruth
nounn
noun

• a false statement

falsehoods
nounn
noun

• a false statement

• the act of rendering something false as by fraudulent changes (of documents or measures etc.) or counterfeiting

fibs
nounn
noun

• a trivial lie

verb

• tell a relatively insignificant lie

consist
verbv
verb

• originate (in)

• have its essential character; be comprised or contained in; be embodied in

• be consistent in form, tenor, or character; be congruous

• be composed of

dwell
verbv
verb

• think moodily or anxiously about something

• originate (in)

• be an inhabitant of or reside in

• exist or be situated within

• come back to

fib
verb, nounv, n
noun

• a trivial lie

verb

• tell a relatively insignificant lie

prevaricate
verbv
verb

• be deliberately ambiguous or unclear in order to mislead or withhold information

rest
verb, nounv, n
noun

• something left after other parts have been taken away

• freedom from activity (work or strain or responsibility)

• a pause for relaxation

• a state of inaction

• euphemisms for death (based on an analogy between lying in a bed and in a tomb)

• a support on which things can be put

• a musical notation indicating a silence of a specified duration

verb

• not move; be in a resting position

• take a short break from one's activities in order to relax

• give a rest to

• have a place in relation to something else

• be at rest

• stay the same; remain in a certain state

• be inherent or innate in

• put something in a resting position, as for support or steadying

• sit, as on a branch

• rest on or as if on a pillow

• be inactive, refrain from acting

leasing
verb, nounv, n
noun

• property that is leased or rented out or let

• a contract granting use or occupation of property during a specified time for a specified payment

• the period of time during which a contract conveying property to a person is in effect

verb

• let for money

• hold under a lease or rental agreement; of goods and services

• grant use or occupation of under a term of contract

• engage for service under a term of contract

lie down
verbv
verb

• assume a reclining position

trygve halvden lie
noun

• Norwegian diplomat who was the first Secretary General of the United Nations (1896-1968)

trygve lie
nounn
noun

• Norwegian diplomat who was the first Secretary General of the United Nations (1896-1968)

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Alternatives for PREVARICATION

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