Double meaning
Lie and double meaning are semantically related. in equivocation topic. In some cases you can use "Lie" instead a noun phrase "Double meaning", when it comes to topics like avoidance of an issue.
Lie
Lie noun - A statement known by its maker to be untrue and made in order to deceive.
Double meaning and lie are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Double meaning" instead a noun "Lie".
Nearby Word: lied
Mutual synonyms
Both terms in one sentence
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Ocelot's subtitle of "A Rival Living A Lie" takes on a double meaning when it's revealed that he hypnotized himself to believe that Venom Snake really is Big Boss.
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When Nowak says that 919 is Jonathan Burns, a lost astronaut, 919 doesn't accept it, claiming instead that their choice of lie has a hidden Double Meaning: someone called Jonathan (whom 919 guesses to be the player) is going to burn.
Source: Video Game / Q.U.B.E.
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Lie and Double meaning. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 29, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/double_meaning/lie
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