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

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Speaking to the BBC in 2024, Scolyer said he refused to take his shock diagnosis lying down.

From BBC • Jun. 7, 2026

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

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2026

According to Platner, Fifield is lying on all counts.

From Slate • Jun. 5, 2026

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

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026

The patient is the one in the cotton gown and wool socks, lying unconscious on the table.

From "Phineas Gage" by John Fleischman

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