Synonyms for liar
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : lahy-er |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈlaɪ ər |
Top 10 synonyms for liar Other synonyms for the word liar
Définition of liar
Origin :- early 13c., from Old English leogere "liar, false witness," agent noun from Anglian legan, West Saxon leogan "be untruthful, lie" (see lie (v.1)). "The form in -ar is probably in imitation of the refashioned forms such as scholar for scoler and pillar for piler." [Barnhart]
- noun person who tells falsehood
- The Stick was no liar, he said; it was he who had lied to them; he had let them think that this was his father's Stick.
- Extract from : « The Trail Book » by Mary Austin
- "Then is my color a liar, uncle; but I am not," Napoleon insisted.
- Extract from : « The Boy Life of Napoleon » by Eugenie Foa
- A warehouse of facts, with poet and liar in joint ownership.
- Extract from : « The Devil's Dictionary » by Ambrose Bierce
- I denounce this person as a liar, and impeach him as a coward.
- Extract from : « The Life And Adventures Of Nicholas Nickleby » by Charles Dickens
- Called a liar and a lunatic, Bernadette was threatened with imprisonment.
- Extract from : « The Three Cities Trilogy, Complete » by Emile Zola
- What was he but a troth-breaker, a liar—and that in strong fact, not in feeble tongue?
- Extract from : « Salted With Fire » by George MacDonald
- Now I believe noting at all—no one who is not a fool or a liar can believe.
- Extract from : « Hall-Marked and Others (From Six Short Plays) » by John Galsworthy
- The schoolmaster remembered that he had been a liar and a bully.
- Extract from : « Fruitfulness » by Emile Zola
- He didn't dare tell the truth, that would mean he was calling the man a liar.
- Extract from : « The Velvet Glove » by Harry Harrison
- You never was meant for a liar, old man; you make a mighty poor fist at it.
- Extract from : « Shavings » by Joseph C. Lincoln
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