📖 Definitions of "Liar"
noun
- 1
One who tells lies.
- 2
A swabber responsible for cleaning the outside parts of the ship rather than the cabins, a role traditionally assigned to a person caught telling a lie the previous week.
🔄 Synonyms of "Liar"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| prevaricatornoun | One who prevaricates. |
↔️ Antonyms of "Liar"
Words with the opposite meaning.
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| straight arrownoun | (US, informal) Someone who behaves according to conventional standards; one noted for honesty and integrity. |
| square shooternoun | (idiomatic) A person who is fair, trustworthy, or forthright; a person who bargains or transacts business in a fair, honest manner. |
💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Liar"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| prevaricatornoun | One who prevaricates. |
| fibbernoun | (informal) A liar. |
| deceivernoun | A person who lies or deceives. |
| fakenoun | Something which is not genuine, or is presented fraudulently. |
| phonynoun | (informal) Anything fraudulent or fake. |
| fakernoun | One who fakes something. |
| dissemblernoun | Someone who dissembles. |
| cheaternoun | Someone who cheats; something that cheats. |
| pseudologistnoun | Someone who says falsehoods; a liar; a pseudologue. |
| falsehoodnoun | (countable) A false statement, especially an intentional one; a lie. |
| perjurernoun | someone who has committed perjury by lying under oath |
| tergiversatornoun | One who tergiversates. |
| lyingnoun | An act or telling a lie or falsehood; the practice of telling lies. |
| mythomaniacnoun | Someone who suffers from mythomania. |
| falsenoun | One of two options on a true-or-false test, that not representing true. |
| truthnoun | True facts, genuine depiction or statements of reality. |
| fabulistnoun | A person who writes or tells fables. |
| lienoun | (golf) The terrain and conditions surrounding the ball before it is struck. |
| storytellernoun | A person who relates stories through one medium or another to an audience. |
| hungry | Affected by hunger; having the physical need for food. |
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