Synonyms of liar

liar

noun

ˈlī(-ə)r 

as in storyteller

a person who tells lies

she knew he was a liar when he started claiming that he was an astronaut

Synonyms & Similar Words

• storyteller
• prevaricator
• fibber
• fabulist
• fabricator
• cheat
• exaggerator
• gossiper
• defamer
• mythomaniac
• slanderer
• perjurer
• deceiver
• libeler
• falsifier
• calumniator
• charlatan
• distorter
• fraud
• cheater
• dissembler
• knave
• pretender
• gossip
• equivocator
• counterfeiter
• mountebank
• operator
• defrauder
• hustler
• double-dealer
• libelist
• talebearer
• cozener
• dissimulator
• palterer

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• square shooter

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of liar

The assumption is that liars betray themselves through spikes in those signals. — Brian O'Neill, The Conversation, 10 Sep. 2026

In the series, LaNasa plays Tracy, the mother of compulsive liar Sloane Caraway (Shailene Woodley). — Ralphie Aversa, USA Today, 25 Aug. 2026

After all, Russ is not a very good liar, and pretty much everything about the persona he’s created as Chad Powers raises eyebrows. — Katie Campione, Deadline, 13 Aug. 2026

Meanwhile the authentic thread can now be denied with a straight face, the workplace edition of the liar’s dividend, where real recordings get waved off as AI. — Lars Daniel, Forbes.com, 28 July 2026