Mendacious is an adjective which describes a noun. Its synomyms include:

deceitful;  deceptive;  erroneous;  false;  fake;  fraudulent;  insincere;  untrue;  wrong

Here are more examples of use:

1. Mendacious people always hide the truth.

2. He is always straightforward and honest; He could not be mendacious even if he wanted to.

3. Mendacious news is an attempt to discriminate against people.

4. To achieve those lofty goals, their methods were often mendacious.

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