Definitions

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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He is then asked if he believed she and her husband are lying.

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

And change doesn’t need to be taken lying down.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2026

A new ad from a few days ago accused Bores of lying about everything he’s said about Palantir.

From Slate • Jun. 2, 2026

I love lying on the couch looking at our Jacaranda tree.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026

Before the monkeys showed up, Rowdy had been lying at my side.

From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls

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