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MENDACIOUS Synonyms

There are 13 synonyms of the word mendacious. (exact relations)
There is 0 hypernym of the word mendacious. (close relations)

Best Alternative Words for MENDACIOUS

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deceitful
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• involving deception

• marked by deliberate deceptiveness especially by pretending one set of feelings and acting under the influence of another

dishonest
adjectiveadj
adjective

• deceptive or fraudulent; disposed to cheat or defraud or deceive

adjective satellite

• capable of being corrupted

double-dealing
noun, adjectiven, adj
noun

• acting in bad faith; deception by pretending to entertain one set of intentions while acting under the influence of another

adjective satellite

• marked by deliberate deceptiveness especially by pretending one set of feelings and acting under the influence of another

duplicitous
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• marked by deliberate deceptiveness especially by pretending one set of feelings and acting under the influence of another

false
adjectiveadj
adjective

• not in accordance with the fact or reality or actuality

adverb

• in a disloyal and faithless manner

adjective satellite

• arising from error

• erroneous and usually accidental

• deliberately deceptive

• inappropriate to reality or facts

• not genuine or real; being an imitation of the genuine article

• designed to deceive

• inaccurate in pitch

• adopted in order to deceive

• (used especially of persons) not dependable in devotion or affection; unfaithful

fraudulent
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• involving deception

insincere
adjectiveadj
adjective

• lacking sincerity

lying
verb, adjectivev, adj
noun

• the deliberate act of deviating from the truth

misleading
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• designed to deceive or mislead either deliberately or inadvertently

perfidious
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• tending to betray; especially having a treacherous character as attributed to the Carthaginians by the Romans

treacherous
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• dangerously unstable and unpredictable

• tending to betray; especially having a treacherous character as attributed to the Carthaginians by the Romans

two-faced
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• marked by deliberate deceptiveness especially by pretending one set of feelings and acting under the influence of another

• having two faces--one looking to the future and one to the past

untruthful
adjectiveadj
adjective

• not expressing or given to expressing the truth

Alternatives for DECEITFUL

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