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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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She also called Smith “a liar and a fraud.”

From Salon • Mar. 25, 2026

Was she ever at risk of becoming a two-faced liar herself?

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 6, 2026

"That's a lie, you're a liar," Omar shouted as Trump spoke over her.

From BBC • Feb. 25, 2026

Any child will recognize that the book’s nonreptilian characters are abominable role models: One is a fool, the other a liar.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 23, 2026

I told them that if someone tells a lie, that person is not just a liar.

From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson