mendacious

adjective
UK: /menˈdeɪ.ʃəs/
US: /menˈdeɪ.ʃəs/

  1. Not telling the truth; likely to lie.

    1. He is a mendacious person, I don't believe his words.
    2. The newspaper published a mendacious story about the celebrity, which wasn't true.

Synonyms

dishonest untruthful lying false

Frequently Asked Questions

The phonetic transcription of "mendacious" is /menˈdeɪ.ʃəs/ in British English and /menˈdeɪ.ʃəs/ in American English. Click the 🔊 button to hear both pronunciations.

Synonyms for "mendacious": dishonest, untruthful, lying, false.

Example usage of "mendacious": "He is a mendacious person, I don't believe his words.". More examples on the page.