Another word for lie
VerbTo be or place oneself in a prostrate or recumbent position.
To take repose, as by sleeping or lying quietly.
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Another word for lie
NounAn untrue declaration
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Another word for lie
NounAn intentional misstatement
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Another word for lie
VerbTo utter an untruth
To be situated
To be prostrate
To assume a prostrate position
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give-the-lie-to
take-lying-down
Synonym Study
- Fib imp lie s the telling of a falsehood about something unimportant and is sometimes a euphemism for lie
- Fabricate suggests the invention of a false story, excuse, etc. intended to deceive but may be somewhat softer in connotation than lie
- Equivocate implies the deliberate use of ambiguity in order to deceive or mislead
- Prevaricate strictly means to quibble or confuse the issue in order to evade the truth, but it is loosely used as a formal or affected substitute for lie
- Lie is the simple direct word meaning to make a deliberately false statement
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