mendaciously
mendaciously — adverb
1. by deliberately making false statements or telling lies so that other people wil
by deliberately making false statements or telling lies so that other people will believe something that is not true
The former CEO mendaciously claimed that the company had never violated any pollution laws.
mendaciously + claim (denying wrongdoing)
Adina mendaciously told the bank that her income was triple what she actually earned.
The paper mendaciously reported that the scientist had faked his research without checking the facts.
Caleb mendaciously stated that he held a degree from a university he never attended.
Piotr mendaciously assured the committee that all safety checks had been completed the week before.
- dishonestly
broader and more common; covers any kind of cheating or deception, not just lying in speech
- falsely
focuses on the untruth of the statement rather than the intent to deceive; can describe genuine mistakes
- deceitfully
emphasises the intention to trick or mislead someone for personal gain
- untruthfully
more direct and less formal; simply means not telling the truth
- truthfully
the most direct opposite — speaking in accordance with the facts
- honestly
broader antonym covering fairness and sincerity, not just factual accuracy
文法句型
mendaciously + verb (claim, state, deny, assert)
用法筆記
This adverb is formal and appears mainly in written contexts such as news reporting, legal documents, or political commentary. It almost always modifies verbs of speaking or stating (claim, state, assert, deny, report, assure).