as in lies
a statement known by its maker to be untrue and made in order to deceive
the claim that everyday living would be impossible without at least a few innocent fibs
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as in prevaricates
to make a statement one knows to be untrue
fibbed and said that he had remembered to water her plants while she was away
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as in licks
to strike repeatedly
the two drunken pub crawlers proceeded to fib each other senseless
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Recent Examples of fibs
Stephen Mihm, Twin Cities, 29 Mar. 2026
Her other fibs may be humorous, but the film never mocks her.
—Fred Topel, Deadline, 15 Nov. 2025
These are the silly, inconsequential fibs that affect them and no one else and become an issue only when they get called out by the other ladies.
—Brian Moylan, Vulture, 17 Oct. 2025
That meant Morgan and Ashley would face off in the third and final stage of the HOH competition, in which the contestants had to play a game of two truths and a lie, figuring out which statements from jury members about their time in the house were fibs.
—Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 29 Sep. 2025
Noun
Increasingly, human resources departments noticed that applicants used the résumé to tell white lies, and even bigger fibs, listing fictitious degrees, fake promotions and other embellishments.
—Stephen Mihm, Twin Cities, 29 Mar. 2026
Her other fibs may be humorous, but the film never mocks her.
—Fred Topel, Deadline, 15 Nov. 2025
These are the silly, inconsequential fibs that affect them and no one else and become an issue only when they get called out by the other ladies.
—Brian Moylan, Vulture, 17 Oct. 2025
That meant Morgan and Ashley would face off in the third and final stage of the HOH competition, in which the contestants had to play a game of two truths and a lie, figuring out which statements from jury members about their time in the house were fibs.
—Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 29 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fibs
Noun
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Just as lies were used to justify our attack on Iraq over 20 years ago.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
30 Mar. 2026
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Below, according to a San Francisco Chronicle video, in bold white letters on the sand, demonstrators displayed another message saying no to ICE, wars, lies and kings.—
Sarah D. Wire,
USA Today,
29 Mar. 2026
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Wessels catches gleams to follow not only in magical tales but in twinkling memories, sparkling wordplay, the films of silver-screen star Veronica Lake, and his charm of a daughter, the inspiration of a half-dozen poems that take their titles from spells.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
1 Apr. 2026
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Other folk tales trace them back to Noah's ark.—
Emily Feng,
NPR,
1 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Often, this is a useful guideline, and limits, in general, are very much the friend of the fiction writer, but there are certain stories that benefit from a sense of instability.—
Nina Mesfin,
New Yorker,
5 Apr. 2026
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As is common in the policing profession, officers and supervisors sometimes share experiences and stories for a variety of reasons.—
Nick Ferraro,
Twin Cities,
4 Apr. 2026
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“Fibs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fibs. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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