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falsifier

falsifier

1 8.7
A person who changes papers or records to deceive others
  • noun
  • /ˈfɔːlsɪfaɪər/
translation icon : falsificador
  • Falsifiers!

Examples

  • To somehow justify your bloodthirsty monster lunatic god, you are making yourself a liar, a fraud, and a falsifier.

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  • Falsifier!

  • He is a falsifier of history.

  • " He was such a gentleman, and I think he would be hurt at people calling him a falsifier of Salvadoran culture.

    Academic text (2006)
  • He's a liar and a falsifier of history.

  • She is a falsifier, fibber, perjurer, prevaricator, storyteller; in sum, she is a liar!

    Blog text (28)
  • He is a notorious falsifier who alters documents to steal identities.

  • The investigation revealed him as a falsifier who changed the terms of the contract to benefit himself.

  • In court, she was labeled a falsifier after it was proven that she forged the evidence.

Synonyms

liar
vsfalsifier
  • Offensive
707 1.0

A person who often says things that are not true

focuses on altering records or documents rather than primarily verbal falsehoods
fraud
vsfalsifier
  • Offensive
160 4.4

A person who pretends to be something they are not to trick others

focuses specifically on changing information itself rather than assuming false identity
phony
vsfalsifier
  • Offensive
73 6.2

A person who pretends to have feelings or beliefs to deceive others

involves deliberate alteration of facts rather than merely posing emotions or beliefs
fake
vsfalsifier
  • Offensive
65 3.7

A person who pretends to be someone they are not

specifically changes or tampers with information rather than only acting falsely
impostor
vsfalsifier
  • UK
50 5.1

A person who pretends to be someone else to trick people

changes facts or documents directly instead of only posing as someone else
imposter
vsfalsifier
  • US
41 5.1

A person who pretends to be someone else to trick people and get money or other benefits

focuses on changing recorded facts rather than simply taking another identity
faker
vsfalsifier
  • Offensive
15 5.2

A person who pretends to be someone else or lies to trick people

alters factual records or statements rather than only pretending personal traits
deceiver
vsfalsifier
13 5.5

A person who tricks others by making them believe something not true

changes factual records or details deliberately rather than general trickery
bullshitter
vsfalsifier
  • Offensive
8 9.9

A person who often lies and makes up stories to impress or trick people

manipulates existing facts deliberately rather than merely speaking untruths without care
false witness
vsfalsifier
7 6.9

A person who on purpose says something untrue in court

alters or tampers with facts broadly rather than only false spoken testimony
pretender
vsfalsifier
7 7.4

A person who lies about their job or skills to trick people

focuses on changing records or facts rather than only making false claims
hoaxer
vsfalsifier
4 6.7

A person who tricks people into believing something false for fun or attention

works by altering facts or records rather than staging broad public tricks
fibber
vsfalsifier
  • Informal
3 5.5

A person who tells small, often harmless lies about unimportant things

involves deliberate factual alteration with serious intent rather than minor lies
distorter
vsfalsifier
1 7.5

Anything that makes facts or pictures not accurate

alters original information deliberately to deceive rather than merely misstate feelings
fabricator
vsfalsifier
  • Offensive
1 7.1

A person who makes up stories to trick people

alters existing information rather than only creating new false narratives
dissembler
vsfalsifier
1 9.5

A person who hides real thoughts or plans by saying something else

alters factual information itself rather than hiding internal feelings or aims
sandbagger
vsfalsifier
  • Offensive
1 8.9

A person who hides their real skill to win unfairly in contests

changes information or records directly rather than only hiding real competence
flimflammer
vsfalsifier
  • Archaic
9.9

A person who cheats others with tricks or fake deals

focuses on changing facts to mislead rather than running overt financial scams
shammer
vsfalsifier
9.6

A person who pretends to be someone else to trick people

acts by altering information itself rather than only faking appearances or ailments
dissimulator
vsfalsifier
9.2

A person who hides true feelings or plans by saying things they do not mean

changes objective information deliberately rather than only masking inner states

Antonyms

1 3.8

A person who never lies, even when it is hard

How Deceptive

swindler
15 5.4
forger
  • NSFW
13 6.3
falsifier
1 8.7
deceiver
13 5.5
fabricator
  • Offensive
1 7.1
liar
  • Offensive
707 1.0

Surface Forms

falsifier singular
falsifiers plural

Morphology

falsifier = falsify (transparent) = false + ify + er

The agentive '-er' is added to the verb 'falsify' (which is itself 'false' + '-ify'), so the meaning 'one who falsifies' is directly derivable.

Etymology

Falsifier comes from the Latin word falsus meaning 'false' and the verb falsify meaning 'to make false'. You can see the same root in the common word false, so a falsifier is someone who makes things 'false' to trick people.