lying
Flat on back
Lying is stating something false with intent to deceive.
A lie requires knowing the truth and choosing to misrepresent it: She was lying about where she'd been.
Lying also serves as the present participle of lie in both senses—reclining and deceiving: He was lying on the couch, They've been lying to us for years.
Deliberate misleading of others
- deceptionIntentional misleading of others
- falsehoodDeliberate untrue statement
- untruthA false statement
- fibTrivial, harmless falsehood
prevarication · duplicity · fabrication · mendacity · perjury · dissembling · misrepresentation · dishonesty
Inclined or face-down
- supineFlat, face upward
- horizontalParallel to the horizon
- flatLacking vertical variation
- prostrateLying fully extended
recumbent · stretched out · sprawled · lounging · resting · reposing · splayed · face down
Manipulation causing self-doubt
- manipulationUnderhanded control of others
- cover-upHiding wrongdoing from public
- denialRefusal to accept reality
- evasionAct of escaping detection
deflection · rationalization · minimization · bluffing · feigning · pretense · subterfuge · misdirection
One who tells untruths
- perjurerOne who lies sworn
- fabricatorCreator of lies
- falsifierOne who distorts truth
- charlatanFaker claiming false expertise
impostor · fraud · con artist · dissembler · prevaricator · hypocrite · two-faced · deceiver
deceit
Deliberate misleading of others
- deceptionIntentional misleading of others
- falsehoodDeliberate untrue statement
- untruthA false statement
fib · prevarication · duplicity · fabrication · mendacity · perjury · dissembling · misrepresentation · dishonesty · insincerity
prone
Inclined or face-down
- supineFlat, face upward
- horizontalParallel to the horizon
- flatLacking vertical variation
prostrate · recumbent · stretched out · sprawled · lounging · resting · reposing · splayed · face down · face up
gaslighting
Manipulation causing self-doubt
- manipulationUnderhanded control of others
- cover-upHiding wrongdoing from public
- denialRefusal to accept reality
evasion · deflection · rationalization · minimization · bluffing · feigning · pretense · subterfuge · misdirection · concealment
fibber
One who tells untruths
- perjurerOne who lies sworn
- fabricatorCreator of lies
- falsifierOne who distorts truth
charlatan · impostor · fraud · con artist · dissembler · prevaricator · hypocrite · two-faced · deceiver · swindler
relaxing
Becoming less tense
- nappingSleeping briefly, often midday
- dozingLightly, briefly unconscious
- sleepingUnconscious rest state
slumbering · snoozing · reclining · reposing · sunbathing · unwinding · lounging · siesta · catnap · rest
- conversationlistening, talk, talking, chat, speaking
- gerundswalking, running, talking, eating, sleeping
- interactionstalking, sharing, greeting, helping, listening
- deceptionfake, fraud, cheat, trick, con
- wrongdoingmisconduct, crime, sabotage, crimes, misbehavior
- bad behaviorcheating, stealing, greed, selfishness, arrogance
- lying downIn horizontal position
- lying aroundLeft casually in place
- lying lowRemaining unnoticed deliberately
- caught lyingDetected in falsehood
- lying backAssuming a recumbent posture
- lying in waitHidden before an attack