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Fib
/fɪb/
A lie, especially one that is more or less inconsequential.
📖 Definitions of "Fib"
noun
- 1
A lie, especially one that is more or less inconsequential.
- 2
A liar.
verb
- 1
To lie, especially more or less inconsequentially.
🔄 Synonyms of "Fib"
4 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| talenoun | A rehearsal of what has occurred; narrative; discourse; statement; history; story. |
| storynoun | An account of real or fictional events. |
| tarradiddlenoun | A trivial lie, a fib. |
| taradiddlenoun | Alternative form of tarradiddle. [A trivial lie, a fib.] |
💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Fib"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| tarradiddlenoun | A trivial lie, a fib. |
| talenoun | A rehearsal of what has occurred; narrative; discourse; statement; history; story. |
| storynoun | An account of real or fictional events. |
| taradiddlenoun | Alternative form of tarradiddle. [A trivial lie, a fib.] |
| untruthnoun | A lie or falsehood. |
| fabnoun | (informal) Fabulous (great or spectacular). |
| lieverb | (intransitive) To rest in a horizontal position on a surface. |
| iffnoun | Initialism of identification friend or foe. [An identification system designed for command and control. It enables military and national (civilian air traffic control) interrogation systems to identify aircraft, vehicles or forces as friendly and to determine their bearing and their range from the interrogator.] |
| fbinoun | (US, humorous) Female body inspector. |
| polyesternoun | A material or fabric made from polyester polymer |
| polyethernoun | (organic chemistry) a polymer, such as an elastomer, in which carbon atoms of the repeating units are joined by a single oxygen atom |
| iienoun | Initialism of Independent Institute of Education. |
| fibberynoun | The telling of fibs; lying, falsehood. |
| fablenoun | A fictitious narrative intended to enforce some useful truth or precept, usually with animals, etc. as characters; an apologue. Prototypically, Aesop's Fables. |
| flakenoun | A loose filmy mass or a thin chiplike layer of anything |
| fudgenoun | (chiefly uncountable) A type of very sweet candy or confection, usually made from sugar, butter, and milk or cream. |
| fibrenoun | Dietary fibre. |
| fibernoun | (uncountable) A material in the form of fibers. |
| fibbienoun | (slang) An FBI agent. |
| falsienoun | (colloquial, chiefly in the plural) Padding worn inside a brassiere to make the breasts appear larger or appear to exist. |
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