Bluff
Lie
Lie noun - A statement known by its maker to be untrue and made in order to deceive.
Usage example: he wanted to deny the accusation, but he couldn't tell a lie
Bluff is a synonym for lie in deceit topic. Sometimes you can use "Bluff" instead the word "Lie" as a noun or a verb, if it concerns topics such as feign.
Nearby Word: lied
How words are described
| good | good bluff | good lie |
| elaborate | elaborate bluff | elaborate lie |
| similar | similar bluff | similar lie |
| complete | complete bluff | complete lie |
| Other adjectives: total, obvious, bold, small, successful, big, great, huge, cruel, subtle, clever, deliberate, major, intentional, giant. | ||
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
- Bluff or Lie is often presented as its own persuasion mode, but it is actually very different from the rest: by using it, a PC tries to pass a falsehood off as truth to an NPC, which may compel them to act on this information without the PC actually directing them to do so.
Source: Multiple Persuasion Modes -
It may also be that the original "deception" was a double bluff; he put on an unconvincing lie in order to make a more convincing one later.
Source: Film / Star Trek: First Contact - According to Spock, "Vulcans never bluff." A Vulcan poker player in the Star Trek: Deep Space Nine novel The Big Game, however, does bluff, claiming it's not a lie because it's a part of the game, and everyone is aware you might be bluffing.
Source: Cannot Tell a Lie
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Lie and Bluff. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/bluff/lie
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