LYING Synonyms
16 hypernyms for lying. (close relations)
Best Synonyms for LYING
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| deceitful | adjective adj | |||||
adjective satellite • involving deception • marked by deliberate deceptiveness especially by pretending one set of feelings and acting under the influence of another | ||||||
| deceptive | adjective adj | |||||
adjective satellite • causing one to believe what is not true or fail to believe what is true • designed to deceive or mislead either deliberately or inadvertently | ||||||
| dishonest | adjective adj | |||||
adjective • deceptive or fraudulent; disposed to cheat or defraud or deceive adjective satellite • capable of being corrupted | ||||||
| dissembling | verb v | |||||
noun • pretending with intention to deceive • the act of deceiving | ||||||
| false | adjective adj | |||||
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 | adjective adj | |||||
adjective satellite • involving deception | ||||||
| hypocritical | adjective adj | |||||
adjective satellite • professing feelings or virtues one does not have | ||||||
| insincere | adjective adj | |||||
adjective • lacking sincerity | ||||||
| mendacious | adjective adj | |||||
adjective satellite • given to lying • intentionally untrue | ||||||
| misleading | adjective adj | |||||
adjective satellite • designed to deceive or mislead either deliberately or inadvertently | ||||||
| perfidious | adjective adj | |||||
adjective satellite • tending to betray; especially having a treacherous character as attributed to the Carthaginians by the Romans | ||||||
| treacherous | adjective adj | |||||
adjective satellite • dangerously unstable and unpredictable • tending to betray; especially having a treacherous character as attributed to the Carthaginians by the Romans | ||||||
| untrustworthy | adjective adj | |||||
adjective • not worthy of trust or belief | ||||||
| untruthful | adjective adj | |||||
adjective • not expressing or given to expressing the truth | ||||||
| consist | verb v | |||||
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 | verb v | |||||
verb • think moodily or anxiously about something • originate (in) • be an inhabitant of or reside in • exist or be situated within • come back to | ||||||
| prevaricate | verb v | |||||
verb • be deliberately ambiguous or unclear in order to mislead or withhold information | ||||||
| prevarication | noun n | |||||
noun • a statement that deviates from or perverts the truth • intentionally vague or ambiguous • the deliberate act of deviating from the truth | ||||||
| rest | verb, noun v, 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 | ||||||
| lie down | verb v | |||||
verb • assume a reclining position | ||||||