Definitions

liar

[lahy-er] / ˈlaɪ ər /

NOUN

person who tells falsehood

Synonyms

STRONGEST

cheat con artist perjurer phony storyteller

STRONG

deceiver dissimulator equivocator fabricator fabulist falsifier fibber maligner misleader prevaricator promoter trickster

WEAK

deluder fabler false witness

Example Sentences

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A spokesperson for Gates told the BBC: "These claims – from a proven, disgruntled liar – are absolutely absurd and completely false."

From BBC

The one that revealed that he was absolutely, definitely, a liar.

From Literature

"We were tricked… this woman is a con artist and a liar," says Omar.

From BBC

“He started the fire, though he tried to be a liar to save his butt.”

From Literature

Navy attack on an alleged Venezuelan drug-smuggling boat, and almost certain liars for their accounts of the incident.

From Salon