as in storyteller
a person who tells lies
she knew he was a liar when he started claiming that he was an astronaut
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Recent Examples of liar
But here’s a guy who thinks his mother is a liar, who thinks his mother is lying to him.
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Max Gao, Variety, 12 May 2025
No matter where her baby blue Plymouth Barracuda takes her, there’s another liar, another dead body, and another wrong waiting to be righted.
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 8 May 2025
Like any great liar, Bronte told Joe a partly true story.
—Jessica M. Goldstein, Vulture, 25 Apr. 2025
Karen Read calls Jen McCabe a liar on her way out of court
The trial is expected to resume Friday morning with McCabe returning to the stand.
—Michael Ruiz , Julia Bonavita, FOXNews.com, 1 May 2025
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Max Gao, Variety, 12 May 2025
No matter where her baby blue Plymouth Barracuda takes her, there’s another liar, another dead body, and another wrong waiting to be righted.
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 8 May 2025
Like any great liar, Bronte told Joe a partly true story.
—Jessica M. Goldstein, Vulture, 25 Apr. 2025
Karen Read calls Jen McCabe a liar on her way out of court
The trial is expected to resume Friday morning with McCabe returning to the stand.
—Michael Ruiz , Julia Bonavita, FOXNews.com, 1 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for liar
Recent Examples of Synonyms for liar
storyteller
Noun
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Dante is a masterful storyteller and unflinching in his recollections.—
Mark Olsen,
Los Angeles Times,
6 June 2025
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Comedian, storyteller and public speaker Ali Siddiq is on the way to the Kravis Center in West Palm Beach with his In the Shadows tour stop on Dec. 20.—
Ben Crandell,
Sun Sentinel,
5 June 2025
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“Liar.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/liar. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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