Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun lying
1 sense of lying
Sense 1
lying, prevarication, fabrication -- (the deliberate act of deviating from the truth)
=> falsification, misrepresentation -- (a willful perversion of facts)
Antonyms of verb lie
1 of 7 senses of lie
Sense 2
lie -- (be lying, be prostrate; be in a horizontal position; "The sick man lay in bed all day"; "the books are lying on the shelf")
Antonym of stand (Sense 1)
=> stand, stand up -- (be standing; be upright; "We had to stand for the entire performance!")
Antonym of sit (Sense 1)
=> sit, sit down -- (be seated)
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb lie
7 senses of lie
Sense 1
lie -- (be located or situated somewhere; occupy a certain position)
=> be -- (occupy a certain position or area; be somewhere; "Where is my umbrella?" "The toolshed is in the back"; "What is behind this behavior?")
Sense 2
lie -- (be lying, be prostrate; be in a horizontal position; "The sick man lay in bed all day"; "the books are lying on the shelf")
Sense 3
dwell, consist, lie, lie in -- (originate (in); "The problems dwell in the social injustices in this country")
=> exist, be -- (have an existence, be extant; "Is there a God?")
Sense 4
lie -- (be and remain in a particular state or condition; "lie dormant")
=> be -- (have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun); "John is rich"; "This is not a good answer")
Sense 5
lie -- (tell an untruth; pretend with intent to deceive; "Don't lie to your parents"; "She lied when she told me she was only 29")
=> misinform, mislead -- (give false or misleading information to)
Sense 6
lie, rest -- (have a place in relation to something else; "The fate of Bosnia lies in the hands of the West"; "The responsibility rests with the Allies")
=> be -- (occupy a certain position or area; be somewhere; "Where is my umbrella?" "The toolshed is in the back"; "What is behind this behavior?")
Sense 7
lie down, lie -- (assume a reclining position; "lie down on the bed until you feel better")
=> change posture -- (undergo a change in bodily posture)