lying
1 of 2adjective
ly·ing ˈlī-iŋ 
: marked by or containing untrue statements : false
a lying account of the accident
lying
2 of 2present participle of lie
Synonyms
Adjective
- dishonest
- mendacious
- untruthful
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Example Sentences
Adjective that lying son of a gun told me that the used car had never been in an accident
Recent Examples on the Web
Kenan Draughorne, Los Angeles Times, 14 Jan. 2022
Adjective
He was found dead lying face up on his hotel bed with no signs of trauma, according to a Monday report from the Orange County Sheriff’s Office in Florida. Kenan Draughorne, Los Angeles Times, 14 Jan. 2022 Word History
Etymology
Adjective
Middle English leghynge, present participle of lien to lie
First Known Use
Adjective
14th century, in the meaning defined above
Phrases Containing lying
Kids Definition
lying
present participle of lie
Legal Definition
lying
present participle of lie
lying 1 of 4
adjective
as in dishonest
telling or containing lies that lying son of a gun told me that the used car had never been in an accident Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- dishonest
- misleading
- mendacious
- untruthful
- erroneous
- false
- hypocrite
- hypocritical
- untrue
- fallacious
- two-faced
- insincere
- perjurious
- double-dealing
- mealymouthed
- smooth-tongued
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- truthful
- honest
- open
- true
- moral
- veracious
- candid
- sincere
- straightforward
- earnest
- straight
- just
- scrupulous
- upright
- trustworthy
- reliable
- conscientious
- plainspoken
- virtuous
- ethical
- dependable
- righteous
- honorable
- trusty
- decent
- respectable
- principled
- upstanding
- trustable
- right-minded
lying
2 of 4noun
as in deception
Synonyms & Similar Words
- deception
- prevarication
- cheating
- dissembling
- dishonesty
- deceit
- mendacity
- duplicity
- swindling
- fraud
- equivocation
- subterfuge
- deceptiveness
- dissimulation
- dupery
- wile
- crookedness
- trickery
- fakery
- hypocrisy
- skulduggery
- fib
- fraudulence
- chicanery
- cunning
- double-dealing
- deceitfulness
- cozenage
- jugglery
- guile
- crookery
- craftiness
- insincerity
- falsehood
- untruth
- skullduggery
- obliquity
- cunningness
- wiliness
- mountebankery
- guilefulness
- chicane
- legerdemain
- artifice
- craft
- hanky-panky
- falsity
- sanctimoniousness
- underhandedness
- foxiness
- deviousness
- two-facedness
- shrewdness
- secrecy
- treacherousness
- cageyness
- unscrupulousness
- sneakiness
- caginess
- artfulness
- shadiness
- covertness
- furtiveness
- shiftiness
- slipperiness
- slyness
- smoothness
- stealthiness
- slickness
- oiliness
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- sincerity
- ingenuousness
- artlessness
- frankness
- guilelessness
- forthrightness
- openness
- honesty
- good faith
- candor
- plainness
- directness
- plainspokenness
- probity
- candidness
- reliability
- trustworthiness
- truthfulness
- goodness
- integrity
- righteousness
- solidity
- uprightness
- dependability
- decency
- trustiness
- incorruptibility
- virtuousness
- reliableness
- trustability
lying
3 of 4verb (1)
as in fibbing
to make a statement one knows to be untrue would I lie to you about that? Synonyms & Similar Words
- fibbing
- deceiving
- fooling
- prevaricating
- kidding
- tricking
- perjuring
- fabricating
- misrepresenting
- slandering
- equivocating
- deluding
- libeling
- paltering
- duping
- hoaxing
- gulling
- misstating
- dissimulating
- libelling
- dissembling
- fudging
- misleading
- hoodwinking
- distorting
- forswearing
- defaming
- falsifying
- misreporting
- foreswearing
- snowing
- misinforming
- cozening
- traducing
- misguiding
- beguiling
- garbling
- taking in
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- asserting
- testifying
- confirming
- swearing
- verifying
- validating
- substantiating
- authenticating
lying
4 of 4verb (2)
1
as in leading
to be positioned along a certain course or in a certain direction the train tracks lie just over that hill Synonyms & Similar Words
- leading
- going
- running
- extending
- heading
- crossing
- cutting
- bearing
- passing
- traversing
- spanning
- following
- coursing
2
as in sitting
to occupy a place or location I left the book lying on the counter Synonyms & Similar Words
- sitting
- being
- standing
- resting
- residing
- waiting
- remaining
- staying
- overlooking
- bearing
- awaiting
- dwelling
- hanging around
- commanding
- posting
- sticking around
- tarrying
- stationing
3
as in hiding
to remain out of sight paparazzi were lying in wait outside the restaurant, a well-known celebrity hangout Synonyms & Similar Words
- hiding
- lurking
- skulking
- reposing
- lying low
- slinking
- sneaking
- evading
- avoiding
- holing up
- eluding
- sitting tight
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- appearing
- coming out
- turning up
- materializing
- showing up