Thesaurus / be lying
FEEDBACKsynonyms for be lying
synonyms for be lying
- adulterate
- angle
- beard
- belie
- build up
- cloak
- color
- con
- confuse
- cover up
- disguise
- distort
- dress
- embellish
- embroider
- equivocate
- exaggerate
- falsify
- garble
- give snow job
- mangle
- mask
- miscolor
- misinterpret
- misreport
- misstate
- overdraw
- overstate
- palter
- pervert
- phony up
- pirate
- prevaricate
- promote
- puff
- skew
- slant
- snow
- spread it on
- stretch
- take out of context
- throw a curve
- trump up
- twist
- warp
- belie
- betray
- defy
- beguile
- challenge
- cheat
- defeat
- delude
- disappoint
- dupe
- elude
- foil
- fool
- frustrate
- juggle
- mislead
- thwart
- double-cross
- let down
- sell out
- annihilate
- belie
- cancel out
- disallow
- disprove
- invalidate
- neutralize
- nullify
- rebut
- reverse
- undo
- vitiate
- void
- abate
- abolish
- abrogate
- annul
- blackball
- cancel
- controvert
- countercheck
- cross
- deny
- ding
- dump
- frustrate
- gainsay
- impugn
- kill
- negative
- oppose
- quash
- redress
- refute
- repeal
- rescind
- retract
- revoke
- stonewall
- traverse
- break with
- disaffirm
- fly in the face of
- put down
- turn down
- turn thumbs down
- belie
- blind
- block out
- blur
- camouflage
- cloud
- confuse
- cover
- cover up
- darken
- dim
- disguise
- eclipse
- mask
- misrepresent
- muddy
- overshadow
- shroud
- veil
- adumbrate
- becloud
- bedim
- befog
- blear
- block
- cloak
- con
- equivocate
- falsify
- fog
- gray
- haze
- mist
- murk
- obfuscate
- overcast
- overcloud
- pettifog
- screen
- shade
- shadow
- stonewall
- wrap
- cloud the issue
- double-talk
- fuzz
- gloom
- muddy the waters
- throw up smoke screen
- belie
- cavil
- con
- distort
- dodge
- equivocate
- evade
- exaggerate
- fabricate
- falsify
- fib
- garble
- hedge
- invent
- jive
- lie
- misrepresent
- misspeak
- palter
- quibble
- shift
- shuffle
- tergiversate
- beat around the bush
- beg the question
- phony up
- put on
- belittle
- besmirch
- defame
- defile
- denigrate
- disparage
- libel
- malign
- scandalize
- smear
- sully
- tarnish
- vilify
- asperse
- assail
- attack
- backbite
- belie
- blaspheme
- blister
- blot
- calumniate
- curse
- damage
- decry
- depreciate
- derogate
- detract
- dishonor
- hit
- hurt
- injure
- muckrake
- pan
- plaster
- revile
- roast
- scorch
- slam
- slur
- smirch
- sneer
- strumpet
- traduce
- bad-mouth
- blacken name
- cast a slur on
- give a bad name
- run smear campaign
- sling mud
- tear down
- contradict
- negate
- repudiate
- confute
- contravene
- controvert
- deny
- disagree
- explode
- gainsay
- negative
- oppose
- disaffirm
- distort
- gloss over
- mislead
- misstate
- color
- conceal
- disguise
- falsify
- garble
- hide
- misrepresent
- pervert
- twist
- warp
- give the lie to
- miscolor
- trump up
- confuse
- cover up
- disguise
- distort
- exaggerate
- falsify
- misinterpret
- misstate
- overstate
- skew
- adulterate
- angle
- beard
- belie
- blarney
- cheese
- cloak
- color
- con
- dress
- embellish
- embroider
- equivocate
- garble
- mangle
- mask
- overdraw
- palter
- pervert
- pirate
- prevaricate
- promote
- puff
- slant
- snow
- stretch
- twist
- warp
- blow smoke
- build up
- miscolor
- misreport
- phony up
- trump up
- defame
- offend
- slander
- asperse
- backbite
- belie
- belittle
- blackball
- blackguard
- condemn
- decry
- denigrate
- deprecate
- detract
- disgrace
- disgust
- dishonor
- disparage
- embarrass
- lampoon
- libel
- malign
- outrage
- revile
- shock
- traduce
- vilify
- bad-mouth
- belie
- embroider
- magnify
- taint
- warp
- angle
- disguise
- doctor
- fake
- falsify
- fudge
- garble
- misrepresent
- misstate
- overstate
- pad
- pervert
- prejudice
- slant
- twist
- cook up
- gloss over
- belie
- contravene
- counter
- deny
- differ
- disprove
- negate
- repudiate
- buck
- challenge
- confront
- controvert
- counteract
- cross
- dare
- disclaim
- dispute
- gainsay
- impugn
- negative
- oppose
- traverse
- call in question
- disaffirm
- fly in the face of
- have bone to pick
- refuse to accept
- take on
- thumbs-down
- besmirch
- denigrate
- discredit
- disgrace
- disparage
- malign
- scandalize
- smear
- vilify
- asperse
- belie
- blacken
- blister
- calumniate
- detract
- dishonor
- knock
- pan
- roast
- scorch
- slam
- stigmatize
- traduce
- vituperate
- bad-mouth
- cast aspersions
- cast slur on
- do a number on
- put zingers on
- speak evil of
- throw mud at
- villainize
- alter
- belie
- camouflage
- cloak
- conceal
- cover up
- deceive
- dress up
- gloss over
- hide
- mask
- misrepresent
- obscure
- affect
- age
- antique
- assume
- beard
- change
- color
- counterfeit
- cover
- dissemble
- dissimulate
- fake
- falsify
- feign
- front
- fudge
- garble
- masquerade
- muffle
- obfuscate
- pretend
- redo
- screen
- secrete
- sham
- shroud
- simulate
- varnish
- veil
- whitewash
- doctor up
- make like
- make up
- put on a false front
- put on a front
- put on an act
- put up a front
- put up a smokescreen
- touch up
- wear cheaters
- belie
- confound
- contradict
- discredit
- impugn
- invalidate
- negate
- rebut
- refute
- break
- confute
- contravene
- controvert
- deny
- explode
- expose
- negative
- overthrow
- overturn
- puncture
- shoot
- traverse
- weaken
- blow sky-high
- blow up
- disconfirm
- find unfounded
- knock bottom out of
- knock the props out (from under)
- poke holes in
- set aside
- shoot holes in
- tear down
- throw out
- alter
- belie
- deceive
- disfigure
- mangle
- misconstrue
- misinterpret
- misrepresent
- pervert
- twist
- warp
- angle
- bend
- bias
- buckle
- change
- collapse
- color
- con
- contort
- crush
- curve
- decline
- deteriorate
- deviate
- doctor
- fake
- fudge
- garble
- gnarl
- knot
- lie
- melt
- sag
- scam
- slant
- slump
- snow
- torture
- whitewash
- wind
- wrench
- writhe
- make out like
- misshape
- phony up
- put one on
- trump up
- shoot down
- belie
- confute
- debunk
- deflate
- discard
- disprove
- invalidate
- puncture
- refute
- repudiate
- shoot full of holes
- contradict
- contravene
- counterfeit
- deceive
- distort
- exaggerate
- fake
- forge
- misstate
- pervert
- tamper with
- adulterate
- belie
- change
- color
- con
- contort
- cook
- deny
- doctor
- embroider
- equivocate
- fib
- garble
- gloss
- lie
- misquote
- palter
- prevaricate
- promote
- salt
- traverse
- twist
- warp
- deacon
- dress up
- fake it
- four-flush
- frame up
- phony up
- put on an act
- trump up
- misinterpret
- misquote
- belie
- color
- confuse
- corrupt
- distort
- doctor
- falsify
- jumble
- mislead
- misstate
- mutilate
- obscure
- pervert
- slant
- twist
- warp
- tamper with
- soft pedal
- belie
- camouflage
- deacon
- disguise
- doctor
- explain
- extenuate
- falsify
- gloss over
- hide
- justify
- mask
- misrepresent
- palliate
- rationalize
- sugarcoat
- varnish
- veil
- veneer
- white
- whiten
- whitewash
- cover up
- smooth over
antonyms for be lying
MOST RELEVANT
- allow
- approve
- do
- help
- permit
- prove
- save
- validate
- agree
- aid
- assist
- confirm
- corroborate
- enact
- establish
- go along
- institute
- keep
- legalize
- ratify
- sanction
- start
- support
- uphold
- approve
- clean
- commend
- compliment
- flatter
- honor
- laud
- praise
- aid
- assist
- cure
- exalt
- fix
- heal
- help
- increase
- mend
- glorify
- disclose
- divulge
- expose
- lay bare
- let out
- open
- represent
- reveal
- show
- straighten
- tell
- uncover
- unmask
- attest
- prove
- compliment
- praise
- applaud
- approve
- build up
- commend
- esteem
- exalt
- honor
- laud
- please
- respect
- flatter
- impress
- admit
- agree
- allow
- approve
- consent
- permit
- prove
- aid
- assist
- go along
- help
- support
- accept
- concede
- confirm
- corroborate
- OK
- reconcile
- sign
- verify
- vouch
- disclose
- divulge
- expose
- lay bare
- let out
- open
- reveal
- show
- tell
- uncover
- represent
- tell the truth
- unmask
- agree
- approve
- concede
- permit
- praise
- prove
- affirm
- allow
- build up
- confirm
- endorse
- hide
- strengthen
- credit
- validate
- preserve
- straighten
- ascend
- build
- improve
- increase
- keep
- represent
- rise
- smooth
- stay
- tell the truth
- beautify
- straight
- clear up
- explain
- leave alone
- order
- organize
- purify
- straighten
- decipher
- pronounce
- represent
- translate
- unscramble
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