| Main Entry: |
lie |
| Part of Speech: |
verb |
| Definition: |
tell an untruth |
Synonyms: |
BS, be untruthful, bear false witness,
beguile, break promise,
bull*,
con,
concoct,
deceive,
delude, dissemble, dissimulate,
distort,
dupe*,
equivocate,
exaggerate,
fabricate,
fake, falsify, fib, forswear,
frame, fudge, go back on,
invent, make believe,
malign, misguide, misinform, misinstruct,
mislead,
misrepresent, misspeak, misstate, overdraw, palter, perjure,
pervert,
phony,
plant*,
prevaricate,
promote,
put on*, put up a front,
snow*, soft-soap, string along, victimize
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| Notes: |
to lay is to place something; to lie is to recline |
Antonyms: |
be honest
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* = informal/non-formal usage
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