lie
Falsehood or recline
Two important, mainly intransitive verbs are spelled lie.
To lie (past tense lay; usually said of a living thing, but also used of other physical things) is to assume a horizontal position: she was lying on a beach towel. The field lay on the other side of the river.
To lie (past tense lied; mainly said of persons) is to say something that is untrue: I lied when I said I hadn’t been here before.
A lie is the product of lying: His campaign promises have all proven to be lies.
Lie is also used to characterize something whose main element is untruth or dishonesty, even if it is not expressed in words: She has been living a lie as a dispossessed princess. #
Intentional misleading of others
- fibTrivial, harmless falsehood
- fabricationDeliberately untrue statement
- falsehoodDeliberate untrue statement
- untruthA false statement
whopper · prevarication · misinformation · perjury · misrepresentation · distortion · exaggeration · canard
Deliberate misleading of others
- dishonestyDisposition toward falsehood
- guileSly, strategic dishonesty
- duplicityDeliberate misleading behavior
- fraudIntentional criminal trickery
hoax · mislead · dissemble · falsify · forgery · slander · defamation · con
Comfortable waiting room
- sprawlExtend in disorderly fashion
- stretch outExtend to full length
- recumbentLying down, resting horizontally
- supineFlat, face upward
prone · repose · rest · horizontal · flat · lean back · settle · relax
Having a position
- locatedFound the position of
- placedPut somewhere specific
- restCessation of activity
- extendMake longer or larger
stretch · occupy · found · nestled · set · positioned · settled · spread
Deliberate violation of trust
- infidelityDisloyalty to a partner
- backstabBetray someone's trust
- double-crossTreacherous deception of partner
- disloyaltyBreach of allegiance
treason · adultery · cheating · unfaithful · sellout · betrayer · two-faced · conspiracy
deception
Intentional misleading of others
- fibTrivial, harmless falsehood
- fabricationDeliberately untrue statement
- falsehoodDeliberate untrue statement
untruth · whopper · prevarication · misinformation · perjury · misrepresentation · distortion · exaggeration · canard · tall tale
deceit
Deliberate misleading of others
- dishonestyDisposition toward falsehood
- guileSly, strategic dishonesty
- duplicityDeliberate misleading behavior
fraud · hoax · mislead · dissemble · falsify · forgery · slander · defamation · con · swindle
lounge
Comfortable waiting room
- sprawlExtend in disorderly fashion
- stretch outExtend to full length
- recumbentLying down, resting horizontally
supine · prone · repose · rest · horizontal · flat · lean back · settle · relax · slouch
situated
Having a position
extend · stretch · occupy · found · nestled · set · positioned · settled · spread · span
treachery
Deliberate violation of trust
- infidelityDisloyalty to a partner
- backstabBetray someone's trust
- double-crossTreacherous deception of partner
disloyalty · treason · adultery · cheating · unfaithful · sellout · betrayer · two-faced · conspiracy · sabotage
fairway
Groomed golf strip
tee · ball position · stance · approach · wedge · iron · reading · slope · break · buried
lietruth
Accordance with reality
honesty · fact · truthfulness · veracity · gospel truth
- lie downAssume a horizontal position
- white lieHarmless minor falsehood
- little white lieMinor harmless falsehood
- lie detectorDevice measuring physiological deception signs
- lie aroundRemain idle somewhere
- lie lowRemain concealed and quiet
belief, believe, lies, beliefs, believing, believer, disbelief, lied, believed