Lie and Lying

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Lie noun - A statement known by its maker to be untrue and made in order to deceive.

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Lying is a synonym for lie. In some cases you can use "Lying" instead a noun "Lie".

Nearby Word: lied

Lying noun - The deliberate act of deviating from the truth.

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Lie is a synonym for lying. Sometimes you can use "Lie" instead the word "Lying" as a noun or a verb.

old	old lie	old lying
good	good lie	good lying
direct	direct lie	direct lying
dead	dead lie	dead lying
Other adjectives: blatant, simple, convincing, actual, downright, terrible, deliberate, new, malicious, worst, earlier, bald-faced, flat out.

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