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