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lying

[lahy-ing] / ˈlaɪ ɪŋ /
ADJECTIVE
dishonest
Synonyms
STRONGEST
misleading
STRONG
dissembling dissimulating double-crossing double-dealing equivocating falsifying fibbing inventing misrepresenting misstating prevaricating two-timing wrong
WEAK
committing perjury deceitful deceptive delusive delusory false guileful mendacious perfidious shifty treacherous tricky two-faced unreliable untruthful
Antonyms
STRONG
honest
WEAK
direct frank

Example Sentences

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But I’d be lying if I didn’t admit that I expected the bathroom lines in the artist compound — an exclusive backstage area for artists and their crews — to be shorter.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 15, 2026

To explain, let’s begin by noting that it is surprisingly difficult to give an adequate definition of lying.

From Salon • Apr. 13, 2026

Hoijard said his five-year-old son had been "lying in bed crying" after the airport ordeal, which followed a trip away for his mother-in-law's 60th birthday party.

From BBC • Apr. 13, 2026

We should say instead that lying is a matter of speaking with the intent to deceive.

From Salon • Apr. 13, 2026

Was she lying in her bed, as sick as Anna?

From "Nory Ryan’s Song" by Patricia Reilly Giff

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