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

Examples of fabulist in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

It is decorated in a neoclassical style and pays tribute to the seventeenth-century fabulist, immortalized in a series of murals featuring his crafty foxes and unsuspecting crows. —Lauren Collins, The New Yorker, 1 Apr. 2024

Jimmy Kimmel appeared mighty offended about being sued by serial fabulist George Santos for alleged fraud, judging by his comedy routine on Tuesday night. —Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 Feb. 2024

In a memo arguing for his indefinite detention, deputies to Mr. Weiss described him as a perpetual fabulist. —Kenneth P. Vogel, New York Times, 21 Feb. 2024

Every inch of it is fascinating: the twists and turns of Brettler’s story, the portrait of London as a playground for conmen and fabulists, the revelations that stunned Brettler’s family after he was gone. —Longreads, 9 Feb. 2024