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flatly
in an unqualified manner; "he flatly denied the charges"
Synonyms:
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lengthwise
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running or extending in the direction of the length of a thing; "the lengthwise dimension"
related words >
along
,
at full length
,
at length
,
endlong
,
endways
,
endwise
,
evenly
,
flat
,
flatly
,
flatways
,
flatwise
,
flush
,
horizontally
,
in length
,
lengthways
,
level
,
longitudinally
,
longways
,
longwise
,
on a level
point-blank
collapse
close enough to go straight to the target; "point-blank range"; "a point-blank shot"
in a direct and unequivocal manner; "I asked him point-blank whether he wanted the job"
related words >
abrupt
,
abruptly
,
blunt
,
bluntly
,
candidly
,
categorical
,
categorically
,
close
,
direct
,
directly
,
downright
,
explicit
,
explicitly
,
flat
,
flatly
,
frankly
,
nearby
,
openly
,
outright
,
plainly
,
right away
,
short
,
straight
,
straightforward
,
to the point
,
unalloyed
,
uncompromising
,
uncompromisingly
,
unmitigated
,
unreserved
,
unreservedly
stretch the truth
collapse
related words >
aggrandize
,
amplify
,
ballyhoo
,
be untruthful
,
build up
,
burlesque
,
caricature
,
carry too far
,
deceive
,
draw the longbow
,
equivocate
,
exaggerate
,
falsify
,
fib
,
go to extremes
,
hyperbolize
,
lay it on
,
lie
,
lie flatly
,
magnify
,
make much of
,
mislead
,
overcharge
,
overdo
,
overdraw
,
overestimate
,
overpraise
,
overreach
,
overreact
,
oversell
,
overspeak
,
overstate
,
overstress
,
pile it on
,
prevaricate
,
puff
,
speak falsely
,
story
,
stretch
,
talk big
,
talk in superlatives
,
tell a lie
,
tout
,
travesty
prevaricate
collapse
related words >
around the bush
,
back and fill
,
be untruthful
,
beat about
,
beg the question
,
belie
,
bicker
,
boggle
,
cavil
,
choplogic
,
deceive
,
dodge
,
draw the longbow
,
duck
,
equivocate
,
evade
,
evade the issue
,
exaggerate
,
falsify
,
fence
,
fib
,
garble
,
hedge
,
hem and haw
,
hum and haw
,
lie
,
lie flatly
,
mince the truth
,
mince words
,
mislead
,
misrepresent
,
mystify
,
nitpick
,
obscure
,
palter
,
parry
,
pick nits
,
pussyfoot
,
quibble
,
shift
,
shuffle
,
shy
,
sidestep
,
speak falsely
,
split hairs
,
story
,
stretch the truth
,
tell a lie
,
tergiversate
,
waffle
,
weasel
smoothly
collapse
with no problems or difficulties; "put the plans into effect quickly and smoothly"
in a smooth and diplomatic manner; "`And now,' he said smoothly, `we will continue the conversation'"
related words >
ardently
,
artfully
,
astutely
,
cagily
,
calmly
,
cannily
,
cleverly
,
cunningly
,
easily
,
effectively
,
effortlessly
,
eloquently
,
evenly
,
expressively
,
facilely
,
fervently
,
flatly
,
fluently
,
forcefully
,
foxily
,
freely
,
glibly
,
glowingly
,
graphically
,
guilefully
,
hands down
,
impressively
,
in glowing terms
,
insidiously
,
knowingly
,
lightly
,
like clockwork
,
like nothing
,
meaningfully
,
no sweat
,
on easy terms
,
on the sly
,
on wheels
,
passionately
,
peacefully
,
placidly
,
powerfully
,
quiescently
,
quietly
,
readily
,
regularly
,
shiftily
,
shrewdly
,
simply
,
slick
,
slyly
,
smooth
,
spiritedly
,
still
,
stilly
,
strikingly
,
subtilely
,
subtlely
,
swimmingly
,
tellingly
,
tranquilly
,
trickily
,
uniformly
,
unperturbedly
,
vehemently
,
vigorously
,
vividly
,
warily
,
warmly
,
well
,
wilily
,
without difficulty
mislead
collapse
lead someone in the wrong direction or give someone wrong directions; "The pedestrian misdirected the out-of-town driver"
related words >
abuse
,
bamboozle
,
be untruthful
,
beguile
,
betray
,
bluff
,
bowl a googly
,
bunk
,
con
,
corrupt
,
cozen
,
debauch
,
deceive
,
defile
,
deflower
,
delude
,
despoil
,
double-cross
,
draw the longbow
,
dupe
,
entice
,
equivocate
,
exaggerate
,
falsify
,
fib
,
flimflam
,
fool
,
force
,
gull
,
hoodwink
,
humbug
,
inveigle
,
juggle
,
lead astray
,
lie
,
lie flatly
,
lure
,
misadvise
,
misdirect
,
miseducate
,
misguide
,
misinform
,
misinstruct
,
misteach
,
mystify
,
obfuscate
,
obscure
,
outwit
,
pervert
,
prevaricate
,
rape
,
ravage
,
ravish
,
ruin
,
seduce
,
soil
,
speak falsely
,
story
,
stretch the truth
,
sully
,
take
,
take in
,
tell a lie
,
tempt
,
throw a curve
,
trick
,
violate
falsify
collapse
falsify knowingly; "She falsified the records"
prove false; "Falsify a claim"
make false by mutilation or addition; as of a message or story
related words >
alter
,
be untruthful
,
belie
,
burlesque
,
camouflage
,
caricature
,
change
,
cheat
,
color
,
contort
,
contradict
,
contravene
,
cook
,
deceive
,
deny
,
disguise
,
distort
,
doctor
,
draw the longbow
,
dress up
,
embellish
,
embroider
,
equivocate
,
evade
,
exaggerate
,
fake
,
fib
,
fudge
,
garble
,
gild
,
gloss
,
gloss over
,
lie
,
lie flatly
,
mask
,
miscite
,
miscolor
,
mislead
,
misquote
,
misreport
,
misrepresent
,
misstate
,
misteach
,
overdraw
,
overstate
,
palter
,
parody
,
pervert
,
prevaricate
,
shift
,
shift about
,
slant
,
speak falsely
,
story
,
strain
,
stretch the truth
,
tell a lie
,
titivate
,
traverse
,
travesty
,
trick out
,
trump up
,
twist
,
understate
,
varnish
,
warp
,
whitewash
,
wrench
fib
collapse
a trivial lie; "he told a fib about eating his spinach"; "how can I stop my child from telling stories?"
tell a relatively insignificant lie; "Fibbing is not acceptable, even if you don't call it lying"
related words >
be untruthful
,
blague
,
bouncer
,
canard
,
cock-and-bull story
,
concoct
,
deceive
,
draw the longbow
,
equivocate
,
equivocation
,
evasiveness
,
exaggerate
,
exaggeration
,
fabricate
,
fairy tale
,
falsehood
,
falsify
,
falsity
,
farfetched story
,
farrago
,
fiction
,
fish story
,
flam
,
flimflam
,
ghost story
,
half-truth
,
legal fiction
,
lie
,
lie flatly
,
little white lie
,
make up
,
mendacity
,
mislead
,
palter
,
pious fiction
,
prevaricate
,
prevarication
,
slight stretching
,
speak falsely
,
story
,
stretch the truth
,
tale
,
tall story
,
tall tale
,
taradiddle
,
tell a lie
,
trump up
,
trumped-up story
,
untruth
,
untruthfulness
,
white lie
,
yarn
completely
collapse
so as to be complete; with everything necessary; "he had filled out the form completely"; "the apartment was completely furnished"
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a outrance
,
absolutely
,
all out
,
altogether
,
and sinker
,
at length
,
beyond all bounds
,
beyond compare
,
beyond comparison
,
beyond measure
,
categorically
,
clearly
,
comprehensively
,
dead
,
downright
,
en masse
,
entirely
,
essentially
,
exactly
,
exhaustively
,
explicitly
,
expressly
,
extremely
,
faultlessly
,
flat out
,
flatly
,
flawlessly
,
fully
,
fundamentally
,
globally
,
heart and soul
,
hook
,
hundred per cent
,
ideally
,
immaculately
,
immeasurably
,
impeccably
,
in and out
,
in detail
,
in extenso
,
in full
,
in full measure
,
in particular
,
in the extreme
,
in toto
,
incalculably
,
inclusively
,
indefinitely
,
infallibly
,
infinitely
,
inside out
,
integrally
,
just right
,
largely
,
line
,
lock
,
minutely
,
most
,
one and all
,
outright
,
particularly
,
perfectly
,
precisely
,
purely
,
quite
,
radically
,
root and branch
,
roundly
,
specifically
,
spotlessly
,
stock
,
thoroughly
,
through-and-through
,
to the hilt
,
totally
,
tout a fait
,
truly
,
unambiguously
,
unconditionally
,
unequivocally
,
unreservedly
,
up and down
,
utterly
,
wholly
,
with a vengeance
evenly
collapse
in a level and regular way
in equal amounts or shares; in a balanced or impartial way; "a class evenly divided between girls and boys"; "they split their winnings equally"; "deal equally with rich and poor"
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ad eundem
,
as
,
as well
,
at full length
,
calmly
,
ceteris paribus
,
composedly
,
conservatively
,
coolly
,
correspondingly
,
deservedly
,
disinterestedly
,
dispassionately
,
dully
,
duly
,
equably
,
equally
,
equitably
,
equivalently
,
fair
,
fairly
,
fifty-fifty
,
flat
,
flatly
,
flatways
,
flatwise
,
flush
,
horizontally
,
identically
,
impartially
,
impersonally
,
in a rut
,
in balance
,
in moderation
,
in reason
,
indifferently
,
judiciously
,
justifiably
,
justifiedly
,
justly
,
lengthways
,
lengthwise
,
level
,
like clockwork
,
meetly
,
moderately
,
monotonously
,
on a level
,
on wheels
,
properly
,
proportionately
,
prudently
,
regularly
,
restrainedly
,
rightfully
,
rightly
,
routinely
,
serenely
,
smooth
,
smoothly
,
so
,
soberly
,
soothingly
,
squarely
,
steadily
,
subduedly
,
tediously
,
temperately
,
tranquilly
,
uniformly
,
unrelievedly
,
upon even terms
,
warrantably
,
warrantedly
,
within bounds
,
within compass
,
within reason
,
without distinction
equivocate
collapse
related words >
about the bush
,
alternate
,
around the bush
,
avoid
,
back and fill
,
be untruthful
,
beat about
,
beat around
,
beg the question
,
bicker
,
boggle
,
cavil
,
change
,
choplogic
,
deceive
,
dither
,
dodge
,
double-talk
,
draw the longbow
,
duck
,
elude
,
escape
,
eschew
,
evade
,
evade the issue
,
exaggerate
,
falsify
,
fence
,
fib
,
fluctuate
,
hedge
,
hem and haw
,
hum and haw
,
lie
,
lie flatly
,
mince the truth
,
mince words
,
mislead
,
mystify
,
nitpick
,
obscure
,
oscillate
,
palter
,
parry
,
pendulate
,
pick nits
,
prevaricate
,
pull away
,
pull back
,
pussyfoot
,
put off
,
quibble
,
recoil
,
sheer off
,
shift
,
shift off
,
shilly-shally
,
shrink
,
shuffle
,
shy
,
shy away
,
shy off
,
sidestep
,
skirt
,
speak falsely
,
split hairs
,
step aside
,
story
,
stretch the truth
,
swerve
,
teeter
,
tell a lie
,
tergiversate
,
totter
,
vacillate
,
vary
,
waffle
,
ward off
,
waver
,
weasel
,
wobble
deceive
collapse
cause someone to believe an untruth; "The insurance company deceived me when they told me they were covering my house"
be false to; be dishonest with
related words >
abuse
,
bamboozle
,
be untruthful
,
befool
,
beguile
,
betray
,
bitch
,
bluff
,
bunk
,
cajole
,
cheat
,
cheat on
,
circumvent
,
con
,
conjure
,
cozen
,
debauch
,
defile
,
deflower
,
defraud
,
delude
,
despoil
,
diddle
,
do
,
dodge
,
double-cross
,
draw the longbow
,
dupe
,
elude
,
equivocate
,
evade
,
exaggerate
,
falsify
,
fib
,
finesse
,
foil
,
fool
,
force
,
forestall
,
four-flush
,
frustrate
,
gammon
,
get around
,
get round
,
give the runaround
,
give the slip
,
go one better
,
gull
,
hoax
,
hocus-pocus
,
hoodwink
,
hornswaggle
,
humbug
,
impose on
,
impose upon
,
inveigle
,
juggle
,
lead astray
,
lead on
,
let down
,
lie
,
lie flatly
,
mislead
,
mock
,
outfigure
,
outflank
,
outgeneral
,
outguess
,
outmaneuver
,
outplay
,
outreach
,
outsmart
,
outwit
,
overreach
,
pass the buck
,
pigeon
,
play one false
,
prevaricate
,
put
,
put something over
,
rape
,
ravage
,
ravish
,
ruin
,
seduce
,
sell out
,
shift
,
shift about
,
snow
,
soil
,
speak falsely
,
spoof
,
stonewall
,
story
,
stretch the truth
,
string along
,
suck in
,
sully
,
swindle
,
take
,
take in
,
tell a lie
,
throw off
,
trick
,
twist and turn
,
two-time
,
victimize
,
violate
exaggerate
collapse
related words >
accelerate
,
aggrandize
,
aggravate
,
amplify
,
ballyhoo
,
be untruthful
,
beef up
,
belie
,
blow up
,
build up
,
burlesque
,
camouflage
,
caricature
,
carry too far
,
color
,
complicate
,
concentrate
,
condense
,
consolidate
,
deceive
,
deepen
,
disguise
,
distort
,
double
,
draw the longbow
,
embellish
,
enhance
,
equivocate
,
exacerbate
,
exceed
,
exhaust
,
falsify
,
fib
,
fudge
,
garble
,
go beyond
,
go overboard
,
go to extremes
,
go too far
,
heat up
,
heighten
,
hop up
,
hot up
,
hyperbolize
,
idealize
,
intensify
,
jazz up
,
key up
,
know no bounds
,
lay it on
,
lie
,
lie flatly
,
magnify
,
make complex
,
make much of
,
miscolor
,
mislead
,
misquote
,
misreport
,
misrepresent
,
misstate
,
misteach
,
overact
,
overappraise
,
overassess
,
overcalculate
,
overcarry
,
overcharge
,
overcount
,
overdevelop
,
overdo
,
overdraw
,
overdrive
,
overelaborate
,
overemphasize
,
overesteem
,
overestimate
,
overexercise
,
overexert
,
overexpend
,
overgo
,
overindulge
,
overjump
,
overlabor
,
overleap
,
overmeasure
,
overpaint
,
overpass
,
overplay
,
overpraise
,
overprize
,
overrate
,
overreach
,
overreact
,
overreact to
,
overreckon
,
overrun
,
oversell
,
overshoot
,
overshoot the field
,
overshoot the mark
,
overspeak
,
overspend
,
overstate
,
overstep
,
overstrain
,
overstress
,
overstride
,
overstudy
,
overtask
,
overtax
,
overtrain
,
overuse
,
overvalue
,
overwork
,
pad
,
parody
,
pass all bounds
,
pervert
,
pile it on
,
prevaricate
,
protest too much
,
puff
,
ramify
,
redouble
,
reinforce
,
romance
,
romanticize
,
sharpen
,
slant
,
soup up
,
speak falsely
,
step up
,
story
,
strengthen
,
stretch
,
stretch the truth
,
superabound
,
talk big
,
talk in superlatives
,
tell a lie
,
tout
,
travesty
,
triple
,
twist
,
understate
,
warp
,
whet
,
wrench
lie
collapse
a statement that deviates from or perverts the truth
position or manner in which something is situated
Norwegian diplomat who was the first Secretary General of the United Nations (1896-1968)
tell an untruth; pretend with intent to deceive; "Don't lie to your parents"; "She lied when she told me she was only 29"
be lying, be prostrate; be in a horizontal position; "The sick man lay in bed all day"; "the books are lying on the shelf"
be located or situated somewhere; occupy a certain position
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 and remain in a particular state or condition; "lie dormant"
related words >
aim
,
aspect
,
attitude
,
azimuth
,
be found
,
be located
,
be met with
,
be present
,
be situated
,
be there
,
be untruthful
,
bearing
,
bearings
,
beguile
,
bent
,
blague
,
bouncer
,
canard
,
carry
,
celestial navigation
,
cheat
,
cock-and-bull story
,
course
,
cover
,
crawl
,
current
,
dead reckoning
,
deceitfulness
,
deceive
,
delude
,
direction
,
direction line
,
dishonesty
,
distort
,
distortion
,
draw the longbow
,
drift
,
dwell in
,
encompass
,
environ
,
equivocate
,
evade
,
exaggerate
,
exaggeration
,
exist
,
exposure
,
extend
,
fable
,
fairy tale
,
falsehood
,
falsification
,
falsify
,
falsity
,
farfetched story
,
farrago
,
fib
,
fiction
,
fish story
,
fix
,
flam
,
flimflam
,
forgery
,
fraudulence
,
frontage
,
ghost story
,
go
,
go out
,
grovel
,
half-truth
,
heading
,
helmsmanship
,
hold
,
inaccuracy
,
inclination
,
indwell
,
inhere
,
inveracity
,
lay
,
legal fiction
,
libel
,
lie athwart
,
lie down
,
lie flat
,
lie flatly
,
lie in
,
lie limply
,
lie prone
,
lie prostrate
,
line
,
line of direction
,
line of march
,
line of position
,
little white lie
,
loll
,
lounge
,
mendacity
,
misguide
,
misinform
,
misinstruct
,
mislead
,
misrepresentation
,
misstate
,
misstatement
,
myth
,
navigation
,
occur
,
orientation
,
palter
,
perjury
,
pilotage
,
piloting
,
pious fiction
,
point
,
position
,
position line
,
prevaricate
,
prevarication
,
quarter
,
radio bearing
,
range
,
reach
,
reach out
,
recline
,
remain
,
repose
,
reside
,
rest
,
ride
,
ride at anchor
,
ride easy
,
ride hawse full
,
run
,
set
,
shift
,
shift about
,
slight stretching
,
song and dance
,
span
,
speak falsely
,
sprawl
,
spread
,
stand
,
steerage
,
steering
,
story
,
straddle
,
stretch
,
stretch out
,
stretch the truth
,
surround
,
sweep
,
take in
,
tale
,
tall story
,
tall tale
,
taradiddle
,
tell a lie
,
tendency
,
tenor
,
thrust out
,
track
,
trend
,
trumped-up story
,
untruth
,
way
,
white lie
,
yarn
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