Synonyms of perjury

perjury

noun

as in libel

law the crime of telling a lie in a court of law after promising to tell the truth

He was found guilty of perjury.

Related Words

• libel
• lie
• distortion
• exaggeration
• fabrication
• defamation
• ambiguity
• falsehood
• mendacity
• untruth
• falsity
• fairy tale
• deceit
• prevarication
• slander
• half-truth
• equivocation
• fraudulence
• fib
• fiction
• obliquity
• tale
• fable
• misrepresentation
• bluff
• falsification
• taradiddle
• pose
• whopper
• misstatement
• story
• pretense
• nonsense
• deceitfulness
• duplicity
• dishonesty
• misconception
• fallacy
• misinformation
• myth
• humbug
• canard
• jive
• misreport

Dissimilar Words

• fact
• truthfulness
• honesty
• verification
• truth
• veracity
• confirmation
• truism
• validation
• authentication
• verity
• substantiation

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of perjury

Failure to cooperate or lying can lead to criminal charges, including contempt, perjury, obstruction and related offenses that threaten incarceration. — Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 11 Sep. 2026

He was previously convicted of second- and third-degree robbery, first-degree theft, and perjury. — Kyle Werner, Des Moines Register, 11 Sep. 2026

The disclosure embarrassed senior officials, led to White House aide Scooter Libby’s conviction for perjury, later commuted, and drew intense political scrutiny. — Brian O'Neill, The Conversation, 10 Sep. 2026

The 66-year-old former analyst pleaded guilty to four felonies in June, admitting to committing a cybercrime, perjury, attempting to influence a public servant and forgery. — Shelly Bradbury, Denver Post, 8 Sep. 2026