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- pronunciation:
- laI
- parts of speech:
- noun, intransitive verb, transitive verb
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun, verb), Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
an untrue statement made on purpose; intentional falsehood.
What he told you about your father was a lie.- synonyms:
- fabrication, falsehood, falsity, story
- antonyms:
- truth
- similar words:
- calumny, canard, fib, fiction, half-truth, invention, perjury, tale, white lie, whopper
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| definition 2: |
something intended to deceive or mislead.
His entire election campaign was a lie.- synonyms:
- deceit, deception, fabrication, falsehood, prevarication
- similar words:
- evasion, fake, fiction, half-truth, hoax, invention, pretense, red herring, story
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| related words: |
falsehood, libel |
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| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| inflections: |
lies, lying, lied |
| definition 1: |
to make a false statement intentionally.
He lied to his parents about where he had been that night.- synonyms:
- deceive, falsify, prevaricate
- similar words:
- fib, fool
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| definition 2: |
to give a false or inaccurate impression; mislead; deceive.
These sales results don't lie.- synonyms:
- fudge, prevaricate
- similar words:
- deceive, dissemble, equivocate, exaggerate, fake, feign, pretend, quibble, warp, yarn
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| related words: |
rogue |
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| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| definition: |
to cause to be in a certain condition or situation by telling lies.
He lied himself into a corner. |
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