ISEE/SSAT Vocabulary BuilderWordsBbelie
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belie
Meaning: to give a false impression of; to contradict
belie in a sentence
How belie is used in real sentences:
Her calm voice belied the panic she felt.
His calm voice belied his racing heart.
“One perspicacious analyst noticed that modest average waits could belie severe burdens: a parent who left to collect a child often restarted at the back.”
— from the passage Waiting by Design
“Because public funds would follow the total, officials wanted a result commensurate with actual need, yet the methods' neat totals could belie Dockside's constant movement.”
— from the passage Who Counts in Dockside
“Yet this ceremony belied a government increasingly shaped by Chancellor Wei, who diverted tax revenues to aggrandize his household and place loyal cousins in provincial offices.”
— from the passage The Ledger Conspiracy
Also read it in: The House at Mallow End
Synonyms for belie
Other words for belie — contradict, misrepresent and falsify — carry the same meaning.
- contradict
- misrepresent
- falsify
Antonyms of belie
Words that mean the opposite of belie:
- confirm
- reveal
Where it comes from
From Old English beleogan 'to deceive with lies'
Memory hook
BE + LIE — to lie about.