as in lie
a statement known by its maker to be untrue and made in order to deceive
the claim that everyday living would be impossible without at least a few innocent fibs
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as in to lie
to make a statement one knows to be untrue
fibbed and said that he had remembered to water her plants while she was away
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as in to lick
to strike repeatedly
the two drunken pub crawlers proceeded to fib each other senseless
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Recent Examples of fib
David Fear, Rolling Stone, 27 July 2024
This is a clever fib on Julien’s part: what follows is hardly about Hughes.
—Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 12 July 2024
Kerensa Cadenas, IndieWire, 7 Sep. 2024
In 1924, a 20-year-old Chicagoan fibbed his way into the Olympics and won three gold medals at the swimming competition in Paris.
—Ron Grossman, Chicago Tribune, 28 July 2024
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Noun
But Chris is also a typical kid trying to figure things out in real time, as friendships change and humiliating social encounters reverberate and impromptu fibs turn into pathological chains of lies.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 27 July 2024
This is a clever fib on Julien’s part: what follows is hardly about Hughes.
—Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 12 July 2024
Verb
Bier was able to spot who may have fibbed about their dancing abilities, but the credits also tap into what makes the show so fun.
—Kerensa Cadenas, IndieWire, 7 Sep. 2024
In 1924, a 20-year-old Chicagoan fibbed his way into the Olympics and won three gold medals at the swimming competition in Paris.
—Ron Grossman, Chicago Tribune, 28 July 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fib
Noun
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Over the course of the game, hosted by the charming Peter Serafinowicz (The Tick), the cash changed hands a few times, lies were told, innocent people were voted out, and tears were shed.—
Jillian Sederholm,
EW.com,
9 Apr. 2025
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An outside investigation tied a Union County elected official to a controversial social media account accused of spreading lies.—
Mary Ramsey,
Charlotte Observer,
9 Apr. 2025
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The six-part podcast series unravels the twisted tale of Stover, his ex-wife, the heiress, and the bodyguard.—
KC Baker,
People.com,
2 Apr. 2025
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The romance drama is billed as an original tale of two strangers and the extraordinary emotional journey that connects them.—
Nancy Tartaglione,
Deadline,
31 Mar. 2025
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This story was originally published April 9, 2025 at 2:34 PM.—
Anthony Chiang,
Miami Herald,
10 Apr. 2025
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Our goal this episode was ending certain stories in climactic ways, yet building a platform for the show to leap off.—
Jackie Strause,
HollywoodReporter,
10 Apr. 2025
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“Fib.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fib. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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