Need another word that means the same as “belie”? Find 16 synonyms and 30 related words for “belie” in this overview.
The synonyms of “Belie” are: contradict, negate, misrepresent, be at odds with, call into question, give the lie to, prove to be false, show to be false, conceal, cover, disguise, falsify, distort, warp, put a spin on, colour
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “belie” as a verb can have the following definitions:
| be at odds with | Be identical to; be someone or something. |
| call into question | Give the calls (to the dancers) for a square dance. |
| colour | Cause a person s skin to change in colour. He has coloured the dance with gestures from cabaret and vaudeville. |
| conceal | Not allow to be seen; hide. A line of sand dunes concealed the distant sea. |
| contradict | Be in contradiction with. The survey appears to contradict the industry s claims. |
| cover | Provide with a covering or cause to be covered. Louise laughed to cover her embarrassment. |
| disguise | Conceal the nature or existence of (a feeling or situation. His voice was heavy with barely disguised emotion. |
| distort | Become twisted out of shape. Many factors can distort the results. |
| falsify | Falsify knowingly. Falsify the data. |
| give the lie to | Give or convey physically. |
| misrepresent | Give a false or misleading account of the nature of. You are misrepresenting the views of the government. |
| negate | Make ineffective by counterbalancing the effect of. Alcohol negates the effects of the drug. |
| prove to be false | Increase in volume. |
| put a spin on | Attribute or give. |
| show to be false | Indicate a certain reading; of gauges and instruments. |
| warp | In weaving arrange yarn so as to form the warp of a piece of cloth. Wood has a tendency to warp. |
| adverse | In an opposing direction. Adverse circumstances. |
| contradict | Be in contradiction with. The existing layout of the city contradicted the logic of the new centre. |
| damaging | Having a detrimental effect on someone or something. Damaging allegations of corruption. |
| default | Declare a party to have defaulted and give judgement against that party. Default settings. |
| deny | Deny oneself something restrain especially from indulging in some pleasure. There was no way that I was going to deny myself ice cream. |
| disavow | Deny any responsibility or support for. The union leaders resisted pressure to disavow picket line violence. |
| dishonesty | Lack of honesty; acts of lying or cheating or stealing. The dismissal of thirty civil servants for dishonesty and misconduct. |
| displease | Make (someone) feel annoyed or dissatisfied. The tone of the letter displeased him. |
| disprove | Prove to be false. He has given the Department of Transport two months to disprove the allegation. |
| dissenter | A person who dissents. |
| dissentient | A person who opposes a majority or official opinion. Dissentient voices were castigated as hopeless bureaucrats. |
| error | Inadvertent incorrectness. An error of judgement. |
| exaggerate | Do something to an excessive degree. He was apt to exaggerate any aches and pains. |
| impugn | Attack as false or wrong. The father does not impugn her capacity as a good mother. |
| inappropriate | Not in keeping with what is correct or proper. Completely inappropriate behavior. |
| misinterpret | Interpret (something or someone) wrongly. Don t misinterpret my comments as criticism. |
| misrepresent | Tamper, with the purpose of deception. You are misrepresenting the views of the government. |
| negate | Prove negative; show to be false. This action will negate the effect of my efforts. |
| neutralize | Make (something) ineffective by applying an opposite force or effect. Her optimism neutralizes his gloom. |
| no | Quantifier used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns for indicating a complete or almost complete lack or zero quantity of. They were no more able to perform the task than I was. |
| nullify | Make ineffective by counterbalancing the effect of. Judges were unwilling to nullify government decisions. |
| objection | (law) a procedure whereby a party to a suit says that a particular line of questioning or a particular witness or a piece of evidence or other matter is improper and should not be continued and asks the court to rule on its impropriety or illegality. His view is open to objection. |
| opposed | (of two or more things) contrasting or conflicting with each other. Parties opposed to the ruling party. |
| prejudicial | Causing harm or injury. The proposals were considered prejudicial to the city centre. |
| rebuttal | An instance of rebutting evidence or an accusation. |
| rescind | Cancel officially. The government eventually rescinded the directive. |
| skeptic | Someone who habitually doubts accepted beliefs. |
| skepticism | Doubt about the truth of something. |
| undesirable | One whose presence is undesirable. Rounding up vagrants and drunks and other undesirables. |
| wrong | Treat unjustly do wrong to. The doctor may regard the patient s decision as wrong. |
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