The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word FALSE , but the solution may also be LYING which is one of the most recent solution (2019 in Wall Street Journal).
Mendacious crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| FALSE | 56 % | 5 |
| LYING | 22 % | 5 |
| UNTRUE | 11 % | 6 |
| UNTRUTHFUL | 11 % | 10 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Mendacious
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- untruthful
- lying
- false
- bogus
- deceptive
- misleading
- untrue
- fatuous
- deceitful
- dishonest
- scurrilous
- contemptible
Crossword Answer definitions
FALSE noun- One of two options on a true-or-false test.
- Untrue, not factual, factually incorrect.
- Based on factually incorrect premises.
- Spurious, artificial.
- Of a state in Boolean logic that indicates a negative result.
- Uttering falsehood; dishonest or deceitful.
- Not faithful or loyal, as to obligations, allegiance, vows, etc.; untrue; treacherous.
- Not well founded; not firm or trustworthy; erroneous.
- Not essential or permanent, as parts of a structure which are temporary or supplemental.
- Used in the vernacular name of a species (or group of species) together with the name of another species to which it is similar in appearance.
- Out of tune.
- In a dishonest and disloyal way; falsely.
More crossword clues leading to the same solutions
Here's a few more crossword clues - all leading to the identical solution
More clues leading to the result FALSE
- Like some pretenses or teeth
- Kind of alarm or arrest
- Distorted
- Phoney baloney
- Exam answer
- Quiz choice
- Phony
- Quiz answer
- Like a whopper
- Counterfeit
More clues leading to the result LYING
- Concocting a tale
- Recumbent
- Telling fibs
- With 58-Across, Bill O'Reilly or Sean Hannity, per a 2003 Al Franken book title
- Mendacity
- Untruthful
- Full of it
- Mendacious
- Perjury
- Challenging the Polygraph
More clues leading to the result UNTRUE
- Not right
- Disloyal
- Just not so
- Like many rumors
- Made up
- False
- Like a fabrication
- Contrary to fact
- Proven wrong
- Fictitious