Lie synonyms

Bluff, be prone, be placed, be buried, be established, (little) white lie, be forsworn, and bear false witness are all synonyms for lie. Truth and fact are antonyms of lie. And here are 123 another word for lie.

Another word for lie

1. recline

  • Be prone
  • Be prostrate
  • Be recumbent
  • Be stretched out
  • Be supine
  • Lean back
  • Lie back
  • Lie down
  • Loll
  • Lounge
  • Recline
  • Relax
  • Repose
  • Rest
  • Sprawl
  • Stretch oneself out
  • Bask

2. be placed

  • Be placed
  • Be positioned
  • Be set
  • Be situated
  • Repose
  • Rest
  • Be

3. be buried

  • Be buried
  • Be entombed
  • Be inhumed
  • Be interred
  • Be laid to rest
  • Rest
  • Be sepulchred

4. be situated

  • Be established
  • Be found
  • Be located
  • Be placed
  • Be positioned
  • Be sited
  • Be situated
  • Be

5. untruth

  • (little) white lie
  • Alternative fact
  • Barefaced lie
  • Cock and bull story
  • Deception
  • Departure from the truth
  • Disinformation
  • Dissimulation
  • Exaggeration
  • Fable
  • Fabrication
  • Fairy story/tale
  • Fake news
  • Falsehood
  • Falsification
  • Falsity
  • Fib
  • Fiction
  • Figment of the imagination
  • Flight of fancy
  • Gossip
  • Half-truth
  • Invention
  • Made-up story
  • Mendacity
  • Misinformation
  • Myth
  • Perjury
  • Piece of fiction
  • Pork pie
  • Porky pie
  • Porky
  • Pretence
  • Pretext
  • Prevarication
  • Propaganda
  • Red herring
  • Sham
  • Story
  • Tall story
  • Tall tale
  • Trumped-up story
  • Untruth
  • Whopper
  • Yarn
  • Terminological inexactitude

6. say something untrue

  • Be forsworn
  • Bear false witness
  • Bluff
  • Commit perjury
  • Con
  • Deceive
  • Delude
  • Depart from the truth
  • Dissemble
  • Dissimulate
  • Exaggerate
  • Fabricate
  • Falsify
  • Fib
  • Forswear oneself
  • Hoax
  • Hoodwink
  • Invent a story
  • Lead astray
  • Lie through one's teeth
  • Make up a story
  • Mislead
  • Perjure oneself
  • Pretend
  • Prevaricate
  • Put on the wrong track
  • Say something untrue
  • Send on a wild goose chase
  • Stretch the truth
  • Take in
  • Tell a falsehood
  • Tell a lie
  • Tell a white lie
  • Tell an untruth
  • Throw off the scent
  • Trick
  • Be economical with the truth

Lie synonyms statistics

The noun "lie" has a variety of synonyms that differ in length. 3 synonyms with 3 letters, 8 synonyms with 4 letters, 7 synonyms with 5 letters, 7 synonyms with 6 letters, 17 synonyms with 7 letters, 11 synonyms with 8 letters, 10 synonyms with 9 letters, 9 synonyms with 10 letters, 6 synonyms with 11 letters, 7 synonyms with 12 letters, 8 synonyms with 13 letters, 9 synonyms with 14 letters, 3 synonyms with 15 letters, 3 synonyms with 16 letters, 1 synonym with 17 letters, 3 synonyms with 18 letters, 1 synonym with 19 letters, 2 synonyms with 21 letters, and 1 synonym with 23 letters, for a total of 116 synonyms for lie.

Lie sentences

He chose to lie quietly.

Don’t lie about your feelings.

She will lie down now.

They decided to lie together.


Similar to lie

Word Opposites Synonyms
Relieved Stressed, anxious Comforted, reassured
Believe Disbelieve, doubt Be convinced by, trust
Unbelievable Believable, credible Incredible, beyond belief
Applied Removed, disregarded Utilized, implemented
Relief Stress, discomfort. Reassurance, consolation
Resilience Rigidity, fragility, vulnerability, weakness Flexibility, pliability
Belief Disbelief, doubt Faith, trust