Synonyms of fabulist

fabulist

noun

ˈfa-byə-list 

as in liar

a person who tells lies

a once highly admired journalist whose reputation is now that of a disgraced fabulist

Synonyms & Similar Words

• liar
• storyteller
• prevaricator
• fabricator
• fibber
• exaggerator
• defamer
• calumniator
• libeler
• perjurer
• falsifier
• slanderer
• mythomaniac
• distorter
• dissembler
• deceiver
• mountebank
• charlatan
• pretender
• cheat
• knave
• gossiper
• counterfeiter
• equivocator
• defrauder
• cheater
• hustler
• libelist
• double-dealer
• fraud
• gossip
• dissimulator
• talebearer
• cozener
• operator
• palterer

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• square shooter

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of fabulist

Indeed, there may be some hope and comfort in the notion the 45th and soon-to-be 47th president of these United States is sui generis, a one-off, a fabulist political unicorn. —Mark Z. Barabak, Los Angeles Times, 22 Nov. 2024

The House expelled the fabulist George Santos for a fabric of falsehoods, but his lies put no one’s life at risk. —Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 18 Oct. 2024

Another guest was Alex Jones, the keening fabulist whom Carlson once considered beyond the pale and now treats as a prophet. —Andrew Marantz, The New Yorker, 1 Nov. 2024

Based on Daniel Wallace’s novel, the movie stars Ewan McGregor as a boyish fabulist and Billy Crudup as his son who, years later, tries to understand who his father really was. —Will Leitch, Vulture, 9 Sep. 2024