How Do You Use the Word Belie

1a : to give a false impression of Her gentleness belies her strength. b : to present an appearance not in agreement with His manner and appearance belie his age. 2a : to show (something) to be false or wrong The evidence belies their claims of innocence.

What is the synonym of belie?

In this page you can discover 53 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for belie, like: disguise, miscolor, gainsay, falsify, misstate, give-the-lie-to, prove false, repudiate, mislead, deny and refute.

What part of speech is the word belie?

part of speech:transitive verbinflections:belies, belying, belieddefinition 1:to give a false impression of. His youthful appearance belies his age. synonyms: misrepresent antonyms: bespeak, reveal similar words: betray, camouflage, conceal, disguise, exaggerate, falsify, mask, understate