another word for telling a lie.
Collins Cobuild English Dictionary for Advanced Learners 4th edition published in 2003 © HarperCollins Publishers 1987, 1995, 2001, 2003 and Collins A-Z Thesaurus 1st edition first published in 1995 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995. 40 Synonyms for “Lie”. Humans may not be the only species capable of deception, but we’re probably the most sophisticated animals when it comes to lying, and our languages contain many words to describe variations of untruth. Here’s a roster of synonyms in English for referring to lies and similar creations: 1 You can only upload videos smaller than 600MB. 2  You can only upload a photo (png, jpg, jpeg) or a video (3gp, 3gpp, mp4, mov, avi, mpg, mpeg, rm). 3  You can only upload a photo or a video. English Collins Dictionary-English synonyms & Thesaurus &nbsp. See also: tell off, telling, tell off, tall. initiative. initiative. n. ability to make decisions and take action without waiting for someone to tell you what to do. I showed my initiative when I became a group leader in class. Untruth, fib, illusion, delusion, falsehood, deceitful. Someone who's too silly to know that no one is that smart enough to remember their lie, because they'll just have to make up more to cover that lie! OUCH! Then the headache comes on. Eventually, it catches up with them. If the number of words with shades of meaning on a given concept is a measure of the importance of that concept in our society, then we are, basically, a bunch of liars. Interesting. I’ll bet there are not nearly so many words depicting explicit variations of truth. 1 You can only upload a photo (png, jpg, jpeg) or a video (3gp, 3gpp, mp4, mov, avi, mpg, mpeg, rm). well tell fact to laugh, well to make silences. n. bien dire fait rire, bien faire fait taire. To add entries to your own vocabulary, become a member of Reverso community or login if you are already a member. That is, if you don’t count those words where truthfulness is assumed (or implicit). For instance, the word “account” comes to mind. We generally assume an account (in all it’s various usages) is a representation of the truth or a representation of fact. ! with a lie we go far, but hopeless of return. with a lie we go far, but hopeless of return. n. avec un mensonge on va loin, mais sans espoir de retour. bask. bask. v. to lie lazily (in the sun): lizards bask on rocks, people bask on beaches. Also fig: to bask in someone's reflected glory; to bask in media attention.
Untruth, fib, illusion, delusion, falsehood, deceitful