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| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | misrepresent |
| Type of | represent |
| Has types | garble, pretend, sentimentalise, sentimentalize, sham, affect, warp, dissemble, distort, falsify, feign |
Examples of belie
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Solemn photographs of Lang, 53, on his albums belie his natural charm and humor.
From the latimes.com
Anne Frank's final words in the play that bears her name seem to belie her fate.
From the time.com
The wonderful youthful quality that always seemed to belie her age was also gone.
From the kansas.com
A simple menu and a simple decor belie the complex flavors packed into the tacos.
From the thestate.com
His diminutive stature and Southern drawl belie his instinct for confrontation.
From the washingtonpost.com
They defer income to avoid taxes and drive cars that belie their actual wealth.
From the forbes.com
But to make matters even more complicated, America's actions belie this position.
From the economist.com
A third area where the data belie the administration's position is health care.
From the businessweek.com
Gold's strength is in offering up inventive, elegant dishes that belie their ease.
From the suntimes.com
- Contradict: be in contradiction with
- Misrepresent: represent falsely; "This statement misrepresents my intentions"
- To lie around; encompass; (of an army) To surround; beleaguer
- (belied) Disproved, proved to be false
- (Bel'-ie) A term sometimes used for gules. (Universal Dict.)
