Lying and Supposed

Lying

Lying adjective - Telling or containing lies.

Supposed and lying are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Supposed" instead an adjective "Lying".

Supposed

Supposed adjective - Appearing to be true on the basis of evidence that may or may not be confirmed.

Lying and supposed are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Lying" instead an adjective "Supposed".

Nearby Words: supposition, supposedly, supposing

Mutual synonyms

Both words in one sentence

  • Film / Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen Liar Revealed: Lola gets caught lying about being on a hunger strike, her name being Lola, and her father's supposed death.
  • A Man Is Not a Virgin We don't know anything about Neo's supposed love life, but it doesn't matter because he was actually in the Matrix and his body was lying in a tube the whole time.
  • Series / Warehouse 13 Forgot About His Powers: Jinks, who is supposed to be able to detect when people are lying to him.
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