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Synonyms, Thesaurus & Antonyms of 'lie' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (noun) lie, prevarication
a statement that deviates from or perverts the truth
Synonyms: evasiveness, equivocation, prevarication, lying, fabrication, lie
Antonyms: sit down, stand, stand up, sit

2. (noun) Lie, Trygve Lie, Trygve Halvden Lie
Norwegian diplomat who was the first Secretary General of the United Nations (1896-1968)
Synonyms: prevarication
Antonyms: stand, stand up, sit, sit down

3. (verb) lie
position or manner in which something is situated
Synonyms: prevarication
Antonyms: sit, stand, sit down, stand up

4. (verb) lie
be located or situated somewhere; occupy a certain position
Synonyms: dwell, lie in, rest, lie down, consist
Antonyms: sit, stand, sit down, stand up

5. (verb) lie
be lying, be prostrate; be in a horizontal position
Synonyms: dwell, lie in, rest, lie down, consist
Antonyms: sit, stand, sit down, stand up

6. (verb) dwell, consist, lie, lie in
originate (in)
Synonyms: lie in, comprise, dwell, populate, harp, lie down, brood, live, lie, consist, rest, inhabit
Antonyms: stand up, sit, stand, sit down

7. (verb) lie
be and remain in a particular state or condition
Synonyms: dwell, lie in, rest, lie down, consist
Antonyms: stand, sit, stand up, sit down

8. (verb) lie
tell an untruth; pretend with intent to deceive
Synonyms: dwell, lie in, rest, lie down, consist
Antonyms: sit, stand up, stand, sit down

9. (verb) lie, rest
have a place in relation to something else
Synonyms: lie in, catch one's breath, reside, dwell, pillow, roost, remain, lie down, breathe, repose, stay, perch, lie, consist, take a breather, rest
Antonyms: stand, stand up, sit down, sit

10. (verb) lie down, lie
assume a reclining position
Synonyms: dwell, lie in, rest, lie down, lie, consist
Antonyms: sit, stand, stand up, sit down


Synonyms, Thesaurus & Antonyms of 'lie' English Synonyms and Antonyms 

1. lie
Deceit is the habit, deception the act; guile applies to the disposition out of which deceit and deception grow, and also to their actual practise. A lie, lying, or falsehood, is the
Synonyms: deception, craft, dissimulation, finesse, lie, cunning, double-dealing, fraud, lying, deceit, duplicity, guile, prevarication, deceitfulness, fabrication, hypocrisy, trickery, delusion, falsehood, imposition, untruth
Antonyms: candor, frankness, honesty, simplicity, truth, fair dealing, guilelessness, openness, sincerity, veracity


'lie' - Nearby Entries  

liege  liegeman  liege subject  lie  lie in  lie-in  lie in wait  



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