1
as in lie
a statement known by its maker to be untrue and made in order to deceive
highly fictionalized "memoirs" in which the facts were few and the mendacities many
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2
as in deceit
the tendency to tell lies
you need to overcome this deplorable mendacity, or no one will ever believe anything you say
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Recent Examples of mendacity
By promoting dissimulation and sanctifying mendacity, Trump’s tsarist regime works to silence knowledge.
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Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 8 Apr. 2025
Biden’s half-century political career is littered with mendacity, self-dealing, and crass calculations.
—The Editors, National Review, 2 Dec. 2024
And mendacity and brutality and remorseless destruction of people’s lives.
—Taylor Antrim, Vogue, 10 Oct. 2024
Their mendacity has been exposed.
—Jason Simon, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2024
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Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 8 Apr. 2025
Biden’s half-century political career is littered with mendacity, self-dealing, and crass calculations.
—The Editors, National Review, 2 Dec. 2024
And mendacity and brutality and remorseless destruction of people’s lives.
—Taylor Antrim, Vogue, 10 Oct. 2024
Their mendacity has been exposed.
—Jason Simon, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mendacity
Noun
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Among the most persistent examples of those divisions are the lies and misinformation about elections that have spread for years through online social channels.—
Dave Smith,
Fortune,
16 Sep. 2025
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Troll farms, bots, and foreign actors manipulated social platforms to spread lies, sow division, and undermine democratic elections.—
Jeremy H. Gottschalk,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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Redford's career seemed to be shaped around the idea that the best qualities of the American spirit—maybe best defined as a kind of forthright, unassuming honesty—could prevail against corruption and deceit.—
Stephanie Zacharek,
Time,
16 Sep. 2025
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Pratt’s operation involved luring women into pornography through deceit and coercion, with the content later shared online, according to prosecutors.—
Real-Time News team,
Miami Herald,
15 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Arias weaves a lovely tale of unrequited love that isn’t as unrequited in this sapphic, slow-burn romance that also touches on weighty topics, including divorce and grief.—
Mia Sosa,
PEOPLE,
15 Sep. 2025
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The tell-tale signs continued to add up.—
Maria Morava,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 Sep. 2025
Noun
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As a recent ProPublica story revealed, the promises of the H-2A visa program can be undermined by extreme abuses the workers suffer, mostly by labor contractors.—
Max Blau,
ProPublica,
16 Sep. 2025
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The dream drive package includes private transfer to The Barn, Napa Valley Car Club's exclusive clubhouse, post-drive drinks and stories and return transfer.—
Michael Goldstein,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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“Mendacity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mendacity. Accessed 19 Sep. 2025.
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