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Synonyms for perjure

Most common

forswear misswear

All synonyms

Verb

Definitions

  1. v. 1

    To knowingly and willfully make a false statement of witness while in court.

Related words

Word family
perjurer perjury

Forms

Past participle
perjured

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
perjuresteady
forswearsteady

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

8 letters
forswear2, manswear, misswear

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (forswear2 = 2 syllables).