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lie

How many syllables in lie?

  1 syllable

Divide lie into syllables:   lie
Syllable stress:   lie
How to pronounce lie:   l-i
How to say lie:

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Define lie



noun
  1. A false statement
  2. The intent to deceive
  3. Untruth
  4. Inaccurate

verb
  1. To be in a horizontal position
  2. To give a false statement
  3. To deceive
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Synonyms for lie


1 syllable
  • be
  • fib
  • laze
  • lounge
  • sit
  • sprawl
  • stop
  • bluff
  • keep
  • loll
  • rest
  • slouch
  • stay
2 syllables
  • be placed
  • lie down
  • recline
  • settle
  • stretch out
  • untruth
  • falsehood
  • nestle
  • remain
  • story
  • tall tale
  • whopper
3 syllables
  • artifice
  • calumny
  • tell stories
  • be arranged
  • falsify
  • tell untruths
4 syllables
  • be positioned
  • perjure yourself
5 syllables
  • be situated
    9 syllables
    • be economical with the truth

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      What rhymes with lie

      1 syllable
      • ay
      • bae
      • Bligh
      • by
      • chai
      • cry
      • di
      • dry
      • eye
      • fi
      • fly
      • Frye
      • guy
      • hie
      • Hy
      • i
      • ly
      • mei
      • nigh
      • phi
      • pie
      • pry
      • pye
      • sigh
      • Skye
      • spry
      • Sri
      • Sy
      • Tai
      • thigh
      • tie
      • tye
      • why
      • wye
      • y
      • aye
      • bi
      • buy
      • bye
      • chi
      • cy
      • die
      • dye
      • fae
      • fie
      • fry
      • gae
      • hi
      • high
      • I
      • lai
      • lye
      • my
      • NYE
      • pi
      • ply
      • pty
      • rye
      • sky
      • sly
      • spy
      • sty
      • tae
      • Thai
      • thy
      • try
      • vie
      • wry
      • Wye
      2 syllables
      • awry
      • defy
      • descry
      • goodbye
      • hi-fi
      • mistry
      • reply
      • standby
      • Versailles
      • WY
      • bely
      • deny
      • good-bye
      • hereby
      • July
      • rely
      • retry
      • untie
      • whereby
      3 syllables
      • overfly
      • psi
      • semidry
      • underly
      • PSI
      • resupply
      • underlie
      4 syllables
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