false witness

noun

A perjurer; a deceptive or misleading witness.

“Near-synonyms: slander, calumny, libel, defamation, lying, lie”

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Meanings

nounfalse witness (usually uncountable, plural false witnesses)

plural false witnesses

  1. countableusuallyA perjurer; a deceptive or misleading witness.

    Synonyms: knight of the post

  2. countableuncountableusuallyDeceptive public statements.

    to bear false witness

    to perjure oneself

    1 more example

    Near-synonyms: slander, calumny, libel, defamation, lying, lie

    Synonyms: perjury, slander, calumny, libel, defamation, lying, lie

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA perjurer; a deceptive or misleading witness.

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knight of the post

nounDeceptive public statements.

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perjuryslandercalumnylibeldefamationlyinglie

More synonyms by meaning

nouna person who deliberately gives false testimony

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perjurer
Broader
liarprevaricator
Also see
perjurer

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Ancient Greek ψευδομάρτυς
  • ψευδομάρτυς (pseudomártus)a perjurer
Finnish valapatto, väärä todistus
  • valapattoa perjurer
  • väärä todistusdeceptive public statements
French faux témoin, faux témoignage
  • faux témoina perjurer
  • faux témoignagedeceptive public statements
Greek ψευδομάρτυρας, ψευδομαρτυρία
  • ψευδομάρτυρας (psevdomártyras)a perjurer
  • ψευδομαρτυρία (psevdomartyría)deceptive public statements
Irish ainteastach
  • ainteastacha perjurer
Polish fałszywy świadek, fałszywe świadectwo
  • fałszywy świadeka perjurer
  • fałszywe świadectwodeceptive public statements
Russian лжесвиде́тель
  • лжесвиде́тель (lžesvidételʹ)a perjurer
Turkish yalancı şahit, yalancı tanık
  • yalancı şahita perjurer
  • yalancı tanıka perjurer
Cite this entry
APA

false witness. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/false%20witness

MLA

“false witness.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/false%20witness. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “false witness,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/false%20witness.

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