LIES Synonyms
There are 28 hypernyms of the word lies. (close relations)
Best Alternative Words for LIES
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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) |