Synonyms for belie
Most common
contradict give lie to put lie to put to lie slander calumniate
Synonyms by meaning
Verb
1. Contradict — to contradict, to show (something) to be false
2. Slander — to tell lies about
Other
Definitions
- v. 1
To tell lies about.
- v. 2
To contradict, to show (something) to be false.
Her obvious nervousness belied what she said.
Forms
- Past participle
- belain
e.g. belain → contradicted, slandered, calumniated, misrepresented…
Example sentences
- contradict Let our action never contradict what we have said.
- misrepresent Journalists need to be careful not to misrepresent information.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| belie | steady | |
| contradict | rising | |
| negate | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 6 letters
- negate2
- 7 letters
- slander2, falsify3
- 10 letters
- contradict3, calumniate
- 12 letters
- misrepresent4
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (negate2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- démentir
- Deutsch
- dementieren