Synonyms for liar
All synonyms
Noun
hypocrite, story-teller, deceiver, fabricator, fabulist, prevaricator, falsifier, gossiper, bluffer, contradictor, goofer, fibber informal rare, bullshitter vulgar slang
Definitions
- n. 1
Someone who tells a lie; especially, a person who frequently lies.
Related words
- Phrases
- liar loan
Forms
- Plural
- liars → hypocrites, story-tellers, deceivers, fabricators…
Example sentences
- hypocrite The word "hypocrite" originally meant "actor."
- deceiver The truth is, he is nothing other than a deceiver.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| liar | rising | |
| hypocrite | rising | |
| deceiver | rising | |
| fabricator | falling | |
| fabulist | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 6 letters
- fibber, goofer
- 7 letters
- bluffer2
- 8 letters
- deceiver, fabulist, gossiper3
- 9 letters
- hypocrite3, falsifier
- 10 letters
- fabricator4
- 11 letters
- bullshitter3
- 12 letters
- prevaricator, contradictor
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (bluffer2 = 2 syllables).