belie

Speech parts

1. belie - Noun

2. belie - Verb

Meaning

To show to be false; to convict of, or charge with, falsehood.

To give a false representation or account of.

To tell lie about; to calumniate; to slander.

To mimic; to counterfeit.

To fill with lies.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

contradict misrepresent negate color warp negative challenge hide deny oppose disguise twist conceal explode distort
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Antonyms

support provide show allow clear adore
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Hypernyms

represent vary depart deviate diverge

Hyponyms

warp affect distort pretend sham falsify

Derivatives

belied belying

Anagrams

Elbie

Examples

Man is a creature of hope and invention, both of which belie the idea that things cannot be changed. Tom Clancy

Do not let your deeds belie your words, lest when you speak in church someone may say to himself, "Why do you not practice what you preach?" Jerome

It is the fault of our rhetoric that we cannot strongly state one fact without seeming to belie some other. Ralph Waldo Emerson

I love being irreverent. But I hate being irrelevant. I love being irreverent because at the end of the day your actions belie your intentions. Esai Morales

Never take for granted a quiet person, for he may have qualities that belie his quiet nature. Indonesian Proverb

Never underestimate a quiet person, for he may have qualities that belie his quiet nature. Indonesian Proverb

Close letter words and terms

Belica belick belid belieber Belieberism belief