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The state or quality of being untruthful

Something that is invented or untrue

Prevarication or deception

Deceptive or false talk or behaviour

Language designed to be persuasive or impressive, but which is typically insincere or meaningless

To stay in the same place or condition

To tell an untruth or falsehood

To be in, or to assume, a horizontal or resting position

(of a place) To be situated in a specified position or direction

(of something abstract) To reside or be found

To remain hidden or unseen

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Noun

The state or quality of being untruthful

disingenuousness

misrepresentation

untrustworthiness

terminological inexactitude

economy with the truth

duplicitousness

underhandedness

telling stories

lack of veracity

little white lies

double-crossing

misinterpretation

misunderstanding

pretentiousness

trumped-up story

sanctimoniousness

pharisaicalness

cock and bull story

piece of fiction

little white lie

departure from the truth

alternative fact

being two-faced

false profession

lying under oath

wilful falsehood

giving false testimony

bearing false witness

bearing false testimony

forswearing oneself

false testimony

giving false evidence

false statement

making false statements

violation of an oath

unscrupulousness

monkey business

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“My world came crashing down when I realized that the people I trusted were full of lies.”

Noun

Something that is invented or untrue

alternative fact

misrepresentation

trumped-up story

creative writing

terminological inexactitude

cock and bull story

figment of imagination

figment of the imagination

work of fiction

works of fiction

work of imagination

piece of fiction

figment of one's imagination

little white lie

departure from the truth

flight of fancy

cock-and-bull story

shaggy-dog story

traditional story

fictional account

castle in the air

disingenuousness

phantom of the mind

creature of the imagination

creation of the brain

false statement

misinterpretation

misunderstanding

economy with the truth

conspiracy theory

remarkable story

one for the birds

mistaken belief

castles in the air

prepared speech

science fiction

fictitious story

sword and sorcery

long and short of it

traveller's tale

idealization^US

idealisation^UK

romantic fiction

romantic short story

sense of excitement

sense of history

romantic comedy

adventure story

sense of adventure

sentimental fiction

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Noun

Prevarication or deception

misrepresentation

telling stories

lack of veracity

underhandedness

little white lies

lying under oath

giving false testimony

wilful falsehood

bearing false witness

false statement

bearing false testimony

forswearing oneself

violation of an oath

false testimony

giving false evidence

making false statements

double-crossing

monkey business

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Noun

Deceptive or false talk or behaviour

sanctimoniousness

hypocritical behaviour

hypocritical talk

pretentiousness

pharisaicalness

confidence trick

superciliousness

airs and graces

going Hollywood

assumed manners

unnatural imitation

putting on airs

victimisation^UK

victimization^US

misrepresentation

affected superiority

crocodile tears

smoke and mirrors

confidence game

false profession

double standard

hypocriticalness

specious reasoning

artful argument

hypocritical statement

pious platitudes

piece of mischief

mischievous act

monkey business

sleight of hand

mischievous trick

attention-grabber

piece of deception

bit of sharp practice

fraudulent scheme

wild-goose chase

diversionary tactic

misleading clue

underhandedness

oldest trick in the book

bait and switch

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Noun

Language designed to be persuasive or impressive, but which is typically insincere or meaningless

stuff and nonsense

thoughtlessness

incoherent talk

meaningless talk

preposterousness

lightheartedness

inconsequentiality

unreasonableness

meaninglessness

nonsensicalness

unintelligible language

obscure language

smoke and mirrors

vocalization^US

unintelligible talk

vocalisation^UK

form of expression

turns of phrase

choice of words

manner of speaking

mode of expression

manner of writing

specialized language

technical language

chitter-chatter

leetspeak, l33tspeak

commonplace term

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Verb

To stay in the same place or condition

establishes oneself

carries through

takes up residence

puts down roots

has one's residence

goes all the way

follows through

has your home in

establishes yourself

has as your home

stand your ground

stick to your guns

continues to exist

remains standing

hangs in the air

cools one's heels

stays the course

stops at nothing

sees something through

goes the distance

stays with something

follows something through

leaves no stone unturned

has taken up residence in

has established oneself in

makes one's home

sets up housekeeping in

puts down roots in

sets up home in

makes one's home in

makes your home in

goes to live in

takes up residence in

becomes domiciled in

hangs up one's hat

refuses to go away

holds the phone

spends some time

hangs one's hat

holds your horses

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“An ancient tome would lie on the altar.”

Verb

To tell an untruth or falsehood

tells a falsehood

tells an untruth

concocts a story

departs from the truth

stretches the truth

bears false witness

commits perjury

forswears oneself

makes up a story

perjures oneself

puts on the wrong track

says something untrue

throws off the scent

forswears yourself

invents a story

puts up a front

sends on a wild goose chase

tells a terminological inexactitude

tells a white lie

“You always start fidgeting and slurring your words whenever you lie.”

Verb

To be in, or to assume, a horizontal or resting position

“You'd best lie here on this bed until your wounds heal.”

Verb

(of a place) To be situated in a specified position or direction

has its seat in

“Our destination would lie about twenty miles beyond the valley.”

Verb

(of something abstract) To reside or be found

has its existence

“The reality would lie somewhere between the two extremes.”

Verb

To remain hidden or unseen

“Just lie low and try not to draw any attention to yourself.”

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