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lying

[lahy-ing] / ˈlaɪ ɪŋ /
ADJECTIVE
dishonest
Synonyms
STRONGEST
misleading
STRONG
dissembling dissimulating double-crossing double-dealing equivocating falsifying fibbing inventing misrepresenting misstating prevaricating two-timing wrong
WEAK
committing perjury deceitful deceptive delusive delusory false guileful mendacious perfidious shifty treacherous tricky two-faced unreliable untruthful
Antonyms
STRONG
honest
WEAK
direct frank

Example Sentences

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Reynolds responded: "We'd be lying if it wasn't the Premier League."

From BBC • Apr. 15, 2026

At the very least, the definition of lying must include speaking with the aim of causing one’s audience to adopt a falsehood.

From Salon • Apr. 13, 2026

So in total fairness, it’s possible the president was not lying when he said he was supposed to be a doctor.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 13, 2026

Later Sunday night, Trump posted on Truth Social what appeared to be an AI-generated image of himself dressed in religious robes with his hand on the forehead of a man lying in a hospital bed.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 13, 2026

“Perhaps I cleaned too much. I worry about such things. What if I’ve made the place completely sterile? Shouldn’t a home have a bit of bacteria lying about?”

From "The Very, Very Far North" by Dan Bar-el

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