Synonyms of perjure

perjure

verb

as in to lie

law to tell a lie in a court of law after promising to tell the truth; to commit perjury

He perjured himself before the court by giving a false testimony.

Related Words

• lie
• fabricate
• misrepresent
• deceive
• forswear
• prevaricate
• distort
• delude
• equivocate
• libel
• hoodwink
• fib
• dupe
• fool
• defame
• slander
• palter
• misstate
• falsify
• trick
• gull
• cozen
• snow
• beguile
• traduce
• fudge
• dissimulate
• misreport
• mislead
• dissemble
• kid
• hoax
• take in
• misinform
• misguide
• garble

Dissimilar Words

• testify
• assert
• swear
• confirm
• verify
• validate
• substantiate
• authenticate

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of perjure

Separately, the county board of supervisors has hired outside legal counsel to guide them on how to respond to allegations that the sheriff perjured himself during a deposition in a First Amendment lawsuit brought against him by one of his own deputies. — Michael Ruiz, FOXNews.com, 2 Apr. 2026

Michel also tried to end a Justice Department investigation of Low, tampered with two witnesses and perjured himself at trial, prosecutors said. — Michael Kunzelman, Fortune, 22 Nov. 2025

The Guardians enter negotiations, one executive said, like a witness on the stand attempting not to perjure himself. — Andy McCullough, New York Times, 28 July 2025

In the letter to a top state pension official, Raoul’s office maintained that matters about which Mapes perjured himself were directly connected to his more than two decades as a top governmental aide to Madigan. — Ray Long, Chicago Tribune, 14 Feb. 2025