lie
∞
2.7
- noun
- /laɪ/
:
mentira
- Do not believe the lies they tell about us.
- tell lies
- big lie
- lie detector
And he, I just told outright lies all day, every day.
- And he, I just told outright lies all day, every day.
- Well, this is where there are lies, damn lies and statistics.
- Do not believe the lies they tell about us.
- Because people can build lies upon specious logic, right?
- A million people seeing through the lies every, every time.
- He said tell no lies, claim no easy victories.
- There's no such thing as a noble lie doesn't exist.
- I don't know if I've told a lie to get out of What?
Examples
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People would prefer you give them a gracious lie than an outright refusal.
Academic text (2012) -
Corporations control you through printed lies.
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And it's just a small, it's a small lie, like a small wrong.
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All that we went through this summer, it was all a lie.
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I got caught in a lie.
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Better truth in the shade than a lie in the sun.
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The news has said a lot of lies, a lot of lies.
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My people have let me down; they fed me lies and enriched themselves.
Academic text (1991) -
Your obligation to keep his secrets is not an obligation to tell lies, especially under oath.
Academic text (1999) -
His comment was just a lie intended to mislead everyone.
Synonyms
65
6.1
A false claim or action to hide the truth
46
4.3
A statement that is not true
29
6.5
A false story made to trick people
25
7.5
A statement that gives false information about something
3
5.4
An obvious statement that is not true and said without shame
Antonyms
Idioms
Compounds
- Specialized
52
4.4
A machine that measures blood pressure, pulse, and breathing to check if someone is lying
How Serious
- Informal
3
5.4
29
6.5
∞
2.7
- Informal
58
3.7
- Informal
18
3.4
Surface Forms
Etymology
Lie as a noun meaning 'a false statement' is simply the result of the verb lie (to say something not true), so a lie is the untrue thing someone has said.