Lying synonyms and antonyms
lī'ĭng
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Part of speech:
In the act of lying
In the act of lying
dissimulating
In the act of lying
malingering
In the act of lying
(Of a person) Cheating, dishonest; treacherous.
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jacent
Lying at length.
In the act of lying
In the act of lying
Hard to deal with, complicated
To tergiversate is to often change your mind about a subject or cause, or to change your alliances.
Not in accordance with the truth; untrue
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committing perjury
In the act of lying
Resulting from or marked by a lack of honesty.
Tending to deceive; apt to lie or cheat
Lying face down
The definition of recumbent is a person or thing lying down or resting.
unreliable (related)
Marked by or exhibiting a lack of reliability.
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Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster's Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
The definition of fabrication is something that is false or not real.
Dwell is defined as to live somewhere, to remain for a time or to continue thinking, writing or speaking about a particular point.
To misinform is to provide someone with incorrect data or information.
To lounge is defined as to lay around or sit around in some kind of comfortable couch or chair.
To tell falsehoods; lie
To give a false or misleading account of
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(Archaic) To while away (time)
To concoct or invent; fabricate:
To think, speak, or write of as greater than is really so; magnify beyond the fact; overstate
standing (antonym)
To engage in or encounter:
swearing falsely
In the act of lying
misstating
In the act of lying
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In the act of lying
The definition of horizontal is something that is parallel to the horizon (the area where the sky seems to meet the earth).
lie (related)
Not dependably strong or solid.
Marked by or showing lethargy, passivity, or blameworthy indifference:
(Biol.) Remaining dormant for a period of time, as certain spores or eggs
Prostrate
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Ruined; destroyed
Lying with the front or face downward.
Prostrate
Prostrate
Prostrate
powerless. See syn. study at dishonest.dishonest
Prostrate
frank (antonym)
The definition of frank is a person who is honest and direct.
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truthful (antonym)
Corresponding with fact or reality, as in artistic representation
Uttering falsehood; dishonest or deceitful.
Tending to mislead; deceptive.
honest (antonym)
Open; frank.
To consist is defined as to be made up of.
To give temporary compliance or agreement, evade immediate decision, etc., so as to gain time or avoid argument
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To spread the limbs in a relaxed, awkward, or unnatural position
To remain is to be left over, to continue to exist or to stay behind after others have gone.
(Often reflexive) To lie flat or facedown.
To lean or lounge about in a relaxed or lazy manner
To go beyond the proper limits of something:
To invent and form; to forge; to devise falsely; as, to fabricate a lie or story.
To exist is defined as to be real, have life or be present.
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The definition of bask means to enjoy a happy or very comfortable situation.
Retire is defined as to take out of use, go to bed, or a person giving up their work.
To lie down; recline, as for rest.
To be idle; loaf:
To be in force, use, or effect; be current:
To present; offer:
Slant is defined as to tip something to the side, or to write or tell something with a point of view.
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To talk insincerely; to prevaricate or equivocate in speech or actions.
The definition of malign is to speak badly about or criticism someone.
To delude is defined as to trick someone or to cause someone to believe something that is untrue.
To conceal the truth, or one's true feelings, motives, etc., by pretense; behave hypocritically
To stitch a decorative design on fabric with needle and thread of various colours.
To improve (an account or report) by adding details, often of a fictitious or imaginary kind; touch up
To exaggerate; to state or claim too much.
To wrench or sprain:
To turn from truth, rectitude, or propriety; to divert from a right use, end, or way; to lead astray; to corrupt.
To decide or declare that one will not or will no longer use or be associated with (something):
To prepare something by mixing various ingredients, especially to prepare food for cooking
To dwell for a long time; have one's residence; live (in or at)
To extend or continue over a given space, distance, direction, or time
sitting (antonym)
To cause to sit; seat:
arising (antonym)
Arise means to awake or stand up.
straightening (antonym)
(Intransitive) To stand up, especially from a sitting position.
rising (antonym)
To cause to rise:
sleeping (related)
To slumber in (a specified kind of sleep)
occupying (related)
To fill up (time or space):
continuing (related)
(Intransitive) to resume
lies (related)
bones (related)
Having a flat heel or no heel
direct (antonym)
In the line of descent; not collateral.
To determine the position of; locate.
The definition of languish is to fail to advance or move forward, or to grow weak.
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