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, and bask are all synonyms for lie.

2. be placed

Be placed, be positioned, be set, be situated, repose, rest, and be are all another word for lie.

3. be buried

Be buried, be entombed, be inhumed, be interred, be laid to rest, rest, and be sepulchred are all synonyms for lie.

4. be situated

Be established, be found, be located, be placed, be positioned, be sited, be situated, and be are all another word for lie.

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, and terminological inexactitude are all synonyms for lie.

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, and be economical with the truth are all another word for lie.

Lie synonym statistics

Lie synonym page has a variety of synonyms that differ in length. 3 synonyms with 3, 15, 16, and 18 letters and 8 synonyms with 4, and 13 letters. 7 synonyms with 5, 6, and 12 letters and 17 synonyms with 7 letters.

11 synonyms with 8 letters and 10 synonyms with 9 letters. 9 synonyms with 10, and 14 letters and 6 synonyms with 11 letters. 1 synonym with 17, 19, and 23 letters and 2 synonyms with 21 letters. For a total of 116 another word 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.

Related Words for lie

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    • Synonyms: Comforted, reassured
    • Opposites: stressed, anxious
    • Part of speech: adjective
  2. Believe
    • Synonyms: be convinced by, trust
    • Opposites: disbelieve, doubt
    • Part of speech: verb
  3. Unbelievable
    • Synonyms: incredible, beyond belief
    • Opposites: believable, credible
    • Part of speech: adjective
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    • Synonyms: Utilized, implemented
    • Opposites: removed, disregarded
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    • Synonyms: reassurance, consolation
    • Opposites: stress, discomfort.
    • Part of speech: noun
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    • Synonyms: flexibility, pliability
    • Opposites: rigidity, fragility, vulnerability, weakness
    • Part of speech: noun
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    • Synonyms: faith, trust
    • Opposites: disbelief, doubt
    • Part of speech: noun