LIES Synonyms: 144 Similar and Opposite Words

lies 1 of 3

verb (1)

present tense third-person singular of lie

as in deceives

to make a statement one knows to be untrue would I lie to you about that?

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lies

2 of 3

verb (2)

present tense third-person singular of lie

as in leads

to be positioned along a certain course or in a certain direction the train tracks lie just over that hill

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as in is

to occupy a place or location I left the book lying on the counter

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as in lurks

to remain out of sight paparazzi were lying in wait outside the restaurant, a well-known celebrity hangout

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lies

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noun

plural of lie

as in tales

a statement known by its maker to be untrue and made in order to deceive he wanted to deny the accusation, but he couldn't tell a lie

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Recent Examples of lies

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This tiny place lies 155 miles north of the Arctic Circle, beside Torneträsk, a 43-mile-long lake. — The Week Uk, TheWeek, 18 Oct. 2026 Main Street lies just to the right and includes Courtney and Jose Fiscal Belli’s restaurant, Main Street Cafe. — Gregory Royal Pratt, Chicago Tribune, 18 Oct. 2026 More than a splash of color Perhaps the more interesting possibility lies beyond multi-color printing altogether. — New Atlas, 17 Oct. 2026 The longtime What-A-Burger on South Main Street lies just beyond one end of the site. — Joe Marusak october 17, Charlotte Observer, 17 Oct. 2026 Not far from my home on the western shore of Lake Champlain lies the ore bed that in 1875 produced 10 percent of America’s iron ore; the #21 pit, once storied, stretches two hundred feet wide and three hundred feet deep. — Bill McKibben, The New York Review of Books, 17 Oct. 2026 Visceral fat — which lies deep within the abdomen and surrounds internal organs — has also been linked to a higher risk of cardiovascular disease, Cleveland Clinic states. — Melissa Rudy, FOXNews.com, 17 Oct. 2026 Accounts of injuries, even fatalities, are reminders that beneath the mystery of a bog’s soft ground lies real danger. — Literary Hub, 16 Oct. 2026 Unexamined grief becomes grievance, and that way madness lies. — Sara Holdren, Vulture, 15 Oct. 2026

Noun

Closing that gap is where the real challenge—and opportunity—lies. — Anand Solanki, Forbes.com, 16 Oct. 2026 Another way to hold accountable those spreading lies online is to sue them. — Sally Krutzig, Idaho Statesman, 14 Oct. 2026 Undoubtedly, a stack of crazy, low-IQ and weird lies will follow. — Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 14 Oct. 2026 At the funeral my half-sister told me I was emotionally disturbed and my memories of being slapped were lies. — R. Eric Thomas, Denver Post, 10 Oct. 2026 Originally hailed as her hero, when the grotesque truth comes out about Rodney's role in the break-in, a police investigation reveals a tangled web of lies. — K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 9 Oct. 2026 In practice, this mischievous presence ping-pongs between maternal lies and the wholesale impersonation of other people. — Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 8 Oct. 2026 As election season starts in much of the world, officials note an uptick in both blatant and subtle uses of social media to sow lies among voters. — The Monitor's Editorial Board, Christian Science Monitor, 6 Oct. 2026 Inside lies an in-house self-winding movement (calibre 8914) with a 60-hour power reserve. — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 3 Oct. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for lies

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Here, the dream carries the true emotional weight, and the waking world is what deceives us.

— The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 15 Oct. 2026
The complaint also claims that the image deceives customers into thinking Lipa has endorsed the product and dilutes her brand identity.

— Mary Cunningham, CBS News, 11 May 2026

Definition of deceives

Verb

The film is currently in production in Paris and focuses on Banderas’ Cortés as a glory-hungry soldier in 1519 who leads an expedition to the Yucatán.

— Corbin Bolies, Variety, 12 Oct. 2026
Geopolitics is the biggest challenge to BYD’s overseas expansion, executive vice president Stella Li, who leads the Chinese EV giant’s global growth, acknowledged at an event this month.

— ABC News, ABC News, 12 Oct. 2026

Definition of leads

Verb

There is speculation, too, that Balenciaga, where creative director Pierpaolo Piccioli is plying his couture chops and returning the brand to its roots, might also be facing some changes.

— Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 16 Oct. 2026
And with economic growth stagnating, there is no easy way out.

— Nicholas Bequelin, Time, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of is

Verb

The Spurs superstar lurks down low near the basket, allowing guards to pressure aggressively on the perimeter.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 29 Sep. 2026
Clements sets the scene with lively pop music and excellent period-specific costuming, though darkness lurks beneath the funky 1970s groove.

— Marya E. Gates, IndieWire, 13 Sep. 2026

Definition of lurks

Noun

The story gains a sense of momentum and inevitability as these disconnected tales suddenly become part of a continuous thread.

— Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times, 15 Oct. 2026
And in 2017, historian Alberto (Carlos González) struggles to figure out how the two preceding tales intersect, stumped until an academic (Glenn Close in a brief, striking cameo) steps in to help.

— Daniel D'Addario, Variety, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of tales

Verb

In Whalefall, written and directed by Brian Duffield, Jay (Abrams) goes diving in the Pacific Ocean to find the remains of his late father Mitt (Josh Brolin), who took his own life a year before amid a terminal illness.

— Glenn Garner, Deadline, 16 Oct. 2026
Based on Greaves’ short story, One Night Out centers on a married couple who head out to enjoy a rare date night when their babysitter goes missing.

— Ryan Gajewski, HollywoodReporter, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of goes

Verb

The Tap on the Line (pictured above) is the only pub in the capital which sits directly on a tube station platform, and is one of the last remaining 19th-century stations.

— Will Barker, TheWeek, 13 Oct. 2026
Nobody else sits between this many farmers and this many brands.

— SJ Studio, Footwear News, 13 Oct. 2026

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