Synonym of downright lie

Noun

deceit deception dishonesty disinformation distortion evasion fabrication falsehood fiction forgery inaccuracy misrepresentation myth perjury slander story tale tall tale untruth aspersion backbiting calumniation calumny defamation detraction fable falseness falsification falsity fib fraudulence guile hyperbole invention libel mendacity misstatement obloquy prevarication revilement reviling subterfuge vilification whopper tall story white lie

Verb

deceive have on mislead misrepresent perjure yourself promote tell stories tell untruths beguile BS bull con concoct delude dissemble dissimulate distort dupe equivocate exaggerate fabricate fake falsify fib forswear frame fudge invent malign misguide misinform misspeak misstate overdraw palter perjure pervert phoney phony plant prevaricate snow soft-soap victimise victimize bear false witness be economical with the truth be untruthful break promise go back on make believe misinstruct put on put up a front string along

Verb

be prostrate lie down rest sleep slouch sprawl couch laze loll lounge nap recline repose retire siesta be prone be recumbent be supine go to bed stretch out turn in

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be arranged belong be positioned be situated exist keep prevail remain sit spread stay stop stretch be beset extend occupy reach be beside be buried be established be even be fixed be found be interred be level be located be on be placed be seated be smooth have its seat in

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mislead bamboozle betray cheat deceive defraud delude distort dupe entice fabricate fool fudge hoodwink misguide misinform misrepresent tempt bait beguile bilk bluff bunk cozen enmesh ensnare entangle gull hoax hose inveigle juggle lure misdirect outwit overreach pervert rook scam seduce shaft snow trick victimise victimize double-cross give the wrong impression illude lead astray lead on pull wool over eyes put on rip off rope in take in

Noun

falsehood cover-up deceit deceitfulness deception dishonesty distortion fabrication fairy story fairy tale fakery fallacy false report falsity invention lying misrepresentation misstatement myth perjury prevarication sham tall tale untruth canard dissimulation equivocation erroneousness error fable fallaciousness falseness feigning fib fiction figment fraud hogwash line mendacity pretence pretense story tale untruthfulness whopper yarn cock-and-bull story fibbery half truth untruism

Verb

bias confuse cover up disguise exaggerate falsify misinterpret misstate overstate parody pass off skew adulterate angle beard belie blarney cheese cloak colour color con dress embellish embroider equivocate garble mangle mask overdraw palter pirate prevaricate promote puff slant stretch twist warp blow smoke build up miscolor misreport phony up trump up

Noun

rumour rumor allegation belief buzz chitchat claim comment gossip hearsay hoax innuendo news opinion report scandal speculation suggestion talk tittle-tattle unconfirmed report whisper word breeze bruit cry dispatch earful fame grapevine intelligence notoriety repute rumble scuttlebutt supposition tattle tidings wire back-fence talk the word on the street

Noun

alteration bias deformation deformity disfigurement exaggeration falsification misinterpretation misuse spin baloney bend BS buckle colouring coloring contortion crock crookedness jazz jive malformation mutilation perversion slant smoke torture twist warp intorsion malconformation misshape tall story twistedness

Verb

sit be placed be positioned be situated cover instal install park park yourself perch relax remain rest seat sit down squat ensconce hunker pose posture settle take a pew bear on be on top of be seated give feet a rest grab a chair have a place have a seat plop down put it there seat oneself take a load off take a place take a seat take the weight off your feet

Verb

reside consist dwell endure inhabit live live in locate lodge nest occupy populate abide bide continue crash dig have your home inhere people roost sojourn stay tenant be a resident of be intrinsic to be vested hang one's hat rest with take up residence

Verb

loll hang down laze lie back loiter lounge recline slouch sprawl bum dangle dawdle droop drop flap flop hang idle lean loaf sag slump goof off hang loose slack slacken

Noun

evasiveness spinach white lie

Noun

forgery artefact artifact concoction fake opus work song and dance

Noun

artifice contrivance gimmick trick con device dodge expedient gambit machination manoeuvre maneuver play ploy racket ruse savvy scam stratagem subterfuge tactic wile sleight of hand

Verb

exist be existent be real happen occur prevail stand survive be breathe last move obtain subsist be extant be latent be present

Noun

false oath false swearing false testimony oathbreach

Noun

unlikely story fanciful tale farfetched story fish story flight of fancy unbelievable tale

Verb

bask sunbathe sun laze around spread out stretch out swim in toast oneself warm oneself

Noun

illusion bluff catch cheat chicane decoy feint hustle imposture malarkey pretext ride shift shuck snare stall sting swindle trap whitewash wrinkle bilk confidence game con game fast one fast shuffle mare's-nest snow job

Verb

fib dissemble fake feign pretend tell stories concoct invent jive plant shovel create fiction make up not tell the truth pull the wool over somebody's eyes speak with forked tongue stretch the truth tell a little white lie

Noun

lies fancy fantasy

Noun

barefaced lie porky

Verb

continue living go on kick eke out a living get by make it stay alive

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fable bear false witness dissimulate tell untruths

Noun

excuse

Verb

nestle cushion place protect shelter soften

Verb

fall land put alight come to rest decline descend immerse lay light plop plunge repose sink submerge submerse subside bed down go to the bottom set down settle down touch down

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depend hinge base bottom count establish found ground predicate rely turn be based be contingent be dependent be founded be seated on be supported be upheld

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simulate act out affect conjure up create imitate mimic mock up parrot replicate reproduce resemble sham suggest take off act ape assume borrow copy counterfeit crib do favour favor feature fence lift mirror play playact steal act like do a take-off do like gloss over knock off make believe phoney phony put on an act

Verb

evade avoid bypass circumvent conceal dodge elude escape fend off flee get around hide sidestep skirt stonewall baffle baulk balk cavil double duck eschew fly hedge parry pussyfoot shift shirk shuck shuffle shun shy tergiversate waffle beat around bush beg the question cop out give the runaround keep distance lay low lead on a merry chase pass up put off slip out sneak away steer clear of weasel

Verb

amplify emphasise emphasize heighten inflate lay on magnify overdo overemphasise overemphasize overestimate overstress boast boost brag caricature corrupt enlarge exalt expand hike hyperbolize intensify misquote pad pyramid romance romanticise romanticize up blow out of proportion cook up go to extremes lay it on thick loud talk make a mountain out of a molehill make too much of overexaggerate pretty up

Noun

best seller book creative writing drama imagination legend literature narrative nonfiction nonsense novel novels short stories short story unrealism anecdote clothesline hooey improvisation potboiler romance work of fiction works of fiction cliff-hanger figment of imagination made up story storytelling terminological inexactitude work of imagination

Verb

alter deform disfigure interfere with misconstrue bend buckle change collapse contort crush curve deteriorate deviate doctor gnarl knot melt torture whitewash wind wrench writhe make out like misshape put one on

Verb

contradict contravene fiddle fix forge rig tamper with cook deny gloss salt traverse deacon dress up fake it four-flush frame up

Verb

hang around saunter dally dillydally dream drift goldbrick malinger piddle stall stroll trifle vegetate be inactive be indolent be slothful be unoccupied bum around fool around fritter away hang out kill time knock around let down lounge around not lift a finger pass time sit around slow down stand around take it easy twiddle thumbs waste time while away hours

Verb

be evasive vacillate flip-flop quibble adumbrate beat around the bush blow hot and cold cloud the issue cop a plea double-talk give run around hem and haw mince words pass the buck run around sit on the fence tell white lie tergiverse

Noun

detraction slander abuse aspersion calumny damage defamation denigration deprecation derogation disesteem disparagement harm hit hurt injury injustice insinuation knock libel minimization muckraking obloquy revilement ridicule scandalmongering scurrility slam traducement vilification vituperation wrong backbiting backstabbing belittlement libelling libeling maligning pejorative running down smear campaign traducing

Noun

indirectness vagueness weasel words ambiguity amphibology casuistry cover deceptiveness delusion doubtfulness duplicity evasion fibbing hedging shuffling song sophistry speciousness spuriousness tergiversation waffle cop out double entendre double meaning double talk equivocality quibbling routine run-around stonewall

Noun

avoidance dodging ducking escape skirting stonewalling circumvention cunning ditch elusion obliqueness quibble routine shirking shunning slip sophism trickery cop-out equivocating eschewal evading fancy footwork fudging fugiviteness fugivity

Noun

hollowness inaccuracy incorrectness insincerity cheating disingenuousness double-dealing faithlessness fraudulence hypocrisy infidelity perfidiousness perfidy treachery unfaithfulness unreality uncandidness

Noun

sanctimoniousness complacency conceit haughtiness piety pomposity pretentiousness self-righteousness self-satisfaction smugness superciliousness affectation bigotry cant display dissembling glibness irreverence mockery pietism quackery sanctimony unctuousness bad faith false profession lip service pharisaicalness pharisaism phoniness tartuffery two-facedness

Noun

insult offence offense depreciation dirt dump dynamite mud opprobrium scorcher slime slur smear aftertale black eye character assassination cheap shot dirty laundry false light low-down dirty slap in face

Noun

double standard

Noun

belittling criticism mocking blame censure condemnation contempt contumely debasement degradation denunciation derision discredit disdain impairment lessening prejudice reproach scorn underestimation

Verb

dither misspeak

Verb

overplay play up

Noun

slight rap dirty linen mud-slinging scandalous remark

Verb

lie to propagandise propagandize signify bait and switch disinform doublespeak mousetrap put on false front put up smoke screen string along wrong steer

Noun

parable allegory apologue bestiary bunk old chestnut old saw one for the birds

Noun

badmouthing infighting viciousness spite calumniation cattiness hateful talk invective malice spitefulness unkind remarks

Verb

wallow flounder lurch totter blunder reel roll stagger stumble sway toss tumble wade welter bathe in be immersed get stuck move around in roll about roll around in splash around

Verb

mystify bewilder confound muddle perplex puzzle stump stupefy stymie beat befog buffalo floor lick throw fog in

Noun

justification subtlety vindication chicanery unsound reasoning casuistics legalism overgeneral reasoning oversubtleness rationalisation rationalization twisting the facts

Noun

caricature parody slanting twisting adulteration stretch not a true picture

Verb

drape extend over ramble straggle stretch over extend spread straddle trail lie spread-eagle

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lie down tilt back cant heel list slope tilt tip be recumbent lay down

Noun

creation daydream hallucination bubble chimaera chimera dream nightmare production castle in the air

Noun

unreliability

Verb

spread-eagle

Noun

inveracity truthlessness

Verb

adjoin abut approximate border butt communicate connect join link neighbour neighbor touch verge be adjacent to be close to be next to lie beside

Verb

perjure forswear be economical with the truth commit perjury lie under oath swear falsely

Verb

depend on be based on be defined by be contained in be expressed by be found in

Verb

backbite abuse badmouth calumniate denigrate gossip malign scandalise scandalize slander spite traduce vilify backstab

Verb

be idle hang about lie around mooch

Noun

euphemism hedge shuffle equivoque weasel word

Verb

blow up aggrandize distend dramatise dramatize elaborate enhance blow-up exaggerate information make federal case make mountain out of molehill overelaborate overembellish spread on thick yeast

Noun

boast bluster braggadocio bragging bravado facade front humbug jiving show snow false colors false front

Noun

chestnut rigmarole spiel

Verb

vamp create out of thin air tell a white lie tell untruth think up

Noun

joke adventure alibi prose shaggy-dog story string sea story

Verb

deposit sleep slumber put your feet up

Verb

contrive coin devise form make like

Noun

big lie

Verb

tell lies spin a yarn

Verb

be arranged

Verb

have on perjure yourself

Noun

liement bind thrust

Verb

apply butter circulate develop disperse escalate flow increase lay out multiply open out paste proliferate put out reach set smooth out spray arrange array bloat broaden cast coat daub diffuse dilate diverge flatten lengthen level mushroom open overlay paint pervade prepare radiate smear strew suffuse swell uncoil unfold unfurl unroll untwist unwind widen be displayed be distributed branch off even out outstretch put about roll out

Verb

mock put it on sucker do a number play possum put up a front shuck and jive

Verb

blag bunco humbug fake out psych out

Verb

run go keep on persist range encompass persevere proceed vary be current go around move past

Verb

fan

Verb

have flimflam lead down the garden path swindle take for a ride

Noun

empty talk hollow words hypocritical respect lip devotion lip homage lip praise lip reverence lip worship mouth honor mouthing smooth talk sweet talk token agreement tokenism tongue in cheek

Noun

lay of the land appearance circumstances general situation general state prospect state of affairs state of things how the land lies how things stand lay lie of the land look of things orientation picture

Noun

disguise mask semblance

Nearby Words

downrightly downright mockery downright nasty downright neighborly downright refusal downright steal downright insulting downright disgusting downright disgrace downright dangerous downright downreaching

Antonym of downright lie

English Vocalbulary

Synonym of inveracity Synonym of trick Synonym of pretense Synonym of speciousness Synonym of scandal Synonym of shiftiness Synonym of fallacy Synonym of gossip Synonym of cheat Synonym of spuriousness Synonym of deceit Synonym of exaggeration Synonym of tall talk Synonym of myth Synonym of talebearing Synonym of stretch Synonym of fraud Synonym of fake Synonym of develop Synonym of fudge Synonym of counterfeit Synonym of pretend Synonym of deceive Synonym of dishonesty Synonym of slyness Synonym of illusion Synonym of sneakiness Synonym of disguise Synonym of trickiness Synonym of shadiness Synonym of quibble Synonym of fantasy Synonym of underhandedness Synonym of indirection Synonym of report Synonym of color Synonym of increase Synonym of show Synonym of error Synonym of set Synonym of confuse Synonym of make Synonym of duplicity Synonym of design Synonym of romance Synonym of take Synonym of range Synonym of deposit Synonym of parody Synonym of imitate Synonym of aspersion Synonym of obscure Synonym of imposture Synonym of misinformation Synonym of relax Synonym of malign Synonym of dwell Synonym of dissemble Synonym of feign Synonym of victimization Synonym of escape Synonym of make up Synonym of compose Synonym of disgrace Synonym of ramble Synonym of lean Synonym of enlarge Synonym of belong Synonym of stratagem Synonym of sleep Synonym of juggle Synonym of judge Synonym of form Synonym of pervert Synonym of abuse Synonym of lounge Synonym of vilification Synonym of dawdle Synonym of roll Synonym of description Synonym of delusion Synonym of joke Synonym of work Synonym of big Synonym of trap Synonym of create Synonym of falseness Synonym of sink Synonym of denigration Synonym of snowball Synonym of strategem Synonym of betray Synonym of organize Synonym of hang Synonym of copy Synonym of device Synonym of information Synonym of inflate Synonym of extend Synonym of subterfuge Synonym of news Synonym of produce Synonym of retreat Synonym of fancy Synonym of prepare Synonym of beguile Synonym of pussyfoot Synonym of excuse Synonym of regulate Synonym of submerse Synonym of con Synonym of remain Synonym of pettifog Synonym of put Synonym of contrivance Synonym of quiet Synonym of spoof Synonym of place Synonym of explanation Synonym of lam Synonym of forge Synonym of hoodwink Synonym of fool Synonym of ill repute Synonym of purview Synonym of flow Synonym of literature Synonym of hoax Synonym of play act Synonym of wile Synonym of embellish Synonym of finesse Synonym of anecdote Synonym of stall Synonym of construction Synonym of ruse Synonym of tittle tattle Synonym of lay Synonym of goldbrick Synonym of delude Synonym of exposition Synonym of drive Synonym of hyperbolize Synonym of product Synonym of feint Synonym of cant Synonym of false Synonym of operate Synonym of seat Synonym of frame Synonym of construct Synonym of drape Synonym of hedge Synonym of naturalness Synonym of tiding Synonym of garble Synonym of revel Synonym of contract Synonym of understand Synonym of tear Synonym of accommodate Synonym of sag Synonym of dodge Synonym of visit Synonym of put on Synonym of rise Synonym of stay Synonym of outsmart Synonym of calm Synonym of imaginativeness Synonym of narrative Synonym of insult Synonym of desertion Synonym of keep Synonym of talk Synonym of double cross Synonym of help Synonym of imagination Synonym of outwit Synonym of imagine Synonym of pass Synonym of ignis fatuus Synonym of roister Synonym of cover Synonym of recital Synonym of provide Synonym of travesty Synonym of pause Synonym of determine Synonym of race Synonym of open Synonym of land Synonym of loiter Synonym of circumvent Synonym of outthink Synonym of stumble Synonym of kick back Synonym of slur Synonym of equivoque Synonym of turn

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