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View synonyms for mendacious

mendacious

[ men-dey-shuhs ]

adjective

  1. telling lies, especially habitually; dishonest; lying; untruthful:

    a mendacious person.

    Antonyms: veracious

  2. false or untrue:

    a mendacious report.

    Antonyms: veracious

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Other Words From

  • men·dacious·ly adverb
  • men·dacious·ness noun
  • unmen·dacious adjective
  • unmen·dacious·ly adverb
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Word History and Origins

Origin of mendacious1

1610–20; < Latin mendāci- ( mendacity ) + -ous

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