Lie Synonyms
Lie is a noun. Its synonyms include recline, lie down, lie back, be recumbent, be prostrate, be supine, be prone, be stretched out, stretch oneself out, and lean back. Its antonyms are truth and fact. Here are some additional synonyms for "lie" with example sentences.
Another word for lie
122 other ways to say lie.
1. in the sense of recline
- recline
- lie back
- be prostrate
- be prone
- stretch oneself out
- sprawl
- repose
- lounge
- bask
- lie down
- be recumbent
- be supine
- be stretched out
- lean back
- rest
- relax
- loll
2. in the sense of be placed
- be placed
- be situated
- rest
- be
- be set
- be positioned
- repose
3. in the sense of be buried
- be buried
- be laid to rest
- be entombed
- be sepulchred
- be interred
- rest
- be inhumed
4. in the sense of be situated
- be situated
- be placed
- be found
- be established
- be located
- be positioned
- be sited
- be
5. in the sense of untruth
- untruth
- fib
- deception
- trumped-up story
- invention
- fiction
- falsity
- cock and bull story
- (little) white lie
- exaggeration
- departure from the truth
- yarn
- red herring
- myth
- figment of the imagination
- pretext
- misinformation
- perjury
- mendacity
- propaganda
- tall tale
- porky
- porky pie
- falsehood
- fabrication
- made-up story
- fake news
- piece of fiction
- falsification
- fairy story/tale
- barefaced lie
- half-truth
- prevarication
- alternative fact
- story
- fable
- flight of fancy
- pretence
- sham
- disinformation
- dissimulation
- gossip
- tall story
- whopper
- pork pie
- terminological inexactitude
6. in the sense of say something untrue
- say something untrue
- tell a lie
- fib
- invent a story
- falsify
- dissimulate
- tell a white lie
- exaggerate
- perjure oneself
- forswear oneself
- bluff
- depart from the truth
- delude
- trick
- hoax
- lead astray
- send on a wild goose chase
- lie through one's teeth
- be economical with the truth
- tell an untruth
- tell a falsehood
- fabricate
- make up a story
- dissemble
- bear false witness
- prevaricate
- stretch the truth
- commit perjury
- be forsworn
- pretend
- deceive
- mislead
- hoodwink
- take in
- throw off the scent
- put on the wrong track
- con
Lie Sentences
He chose to lie quietly.
She will lie down now.
Don’t lie about your feelings.
They decided to lie together.