liars

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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liars

I’m sure there are liars in the office who look a little too fresh-faced to have actually been there to see Shelton celebrate.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026

I do think she’s calling the supermajority liars.

From Slate ● Jun. 3, 2026

“Their entire case is built on murderer’s row — a bunch of liars just trying to get out of jail,” Tedford said.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 28, 2026

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

From Salon ● Dec. 20, 2025

Wish that this blasted war hadn’t turned us all into liars and sneaks.

From "Code Name Kingfisher" by Liz Kessler