lain
The word “lain” has 1 syllable: lain
It's pronounced as /leɪn/
What is synonym and antonym for lain?
In the thesaurus, “lain” has 139 synonyms and 13 antonyms.
Here are synonyms and antonyms for lain along with examples of usage in sentences.
Synonyms for lain
- BS
- avoided
- awaited
- be
- be beside
- be buried
- be established
- be even
- be fixed
- be found
- be interred
- be level
- be located
- be on
- be placed
- be prone
- be recumbent
- be seated
- be smooth
- be supine
- be untruthful
- bear false witness
- been
- beguile
- belong
- beset
- born
- borne
- break promise
- bull
- commanded
- con
- concoct
- couch
- coursed
- crossed
- cut
- deceive
- delude
- dissemble
- dissimulate
- distort
- dupe
- dwelled
- dwelt
- eluded
- equivocate
- evaded
- exaggerate
- exist
- extend
- extended
- fabricate
- fake
- falsify
- fib
- followed
- forswear
- frame
- fudge
- go back on
- go to bed
- gone
- have its seat in
- headed
- hid
- hidden
- holed up
- hung around
- invent
- lain low
- laze
- led
- lie down
- loll
- lounge
- lurked
- make believe
- malign
- misguide
- misinform
- misinstruct
- mislead
- misrepresent
- misspeak
- misstate
- nap
- occupy
- overdraw
- overlooked
- palter
- passed
- perjure
- pervert
- phony
- plant
- posted
- prevail
- prevaricate
- promote
- put on
- put up a front
- reach
- recline
- remain
- remained
- repose
- reposed
- resided
- rest
- rested
- retire
- run
- sat
- sat tight
- siesta
- skulked
- sleep
- slinked
- slunk
- sneaked
- snow
- snuck
- soft-soap
- spanned
- sprawl
- spread
- stationed
- stayed
- stood
- stretch
- stretch out
- string along
- stuck around
- tarried
- traversed
- turn in
- victimize
- waited
Antonyms for lain
- appeared
- be honest
- be upright
- come out
- compress
- destroy
- materialized
- showed up
- shown up
- stand
- straighten
- tell truth
- turned up
Meanings of lain
- verb
- To rest in a horizontal position on a surface.
- To be placed or situated.
- To abide; to remain for a longer or shorter time; to be in a certain state or condition.
- Used with in: to be or exist; to belong or pertain; to have an abiding place; to consist.
- Used with with: to have sexual relations with.
- Used with on/upon: to be incumbent (on); to be the responsibility of a person.
- To lodge; to sleep.
- To be still or quiet, like one lying down to rest.
- To be sustainable; to be capable of being maintained.
- To conceal, keep quiet about.
Example Sentences
- Lain beneath the stars, he pondered the mysteries of the universe.
- The treasure had been lain undiscovered for centuries until the archaeologists unearthed it.
- She had lain awake all night, unable to sleep due to her racing thoughts.
- The abandoned building had lain in ruins for years before it was finally demolished.
- He regretted the words he had lain upon her, wishing he could take them back.
On this page you'll find 152 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to lain, such as: BS, appeared, avoided, awaited, be, be beside, be buried.
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