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• past participle of belie.
• past tense form of belie.

belied

American  

[bih-lahyd] / bɪˈlaɪd /

adjective

1. false, contradictory, or misrepresented.

   Her first belied statement was that the witnesses would agree.

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verb

1. the simple past tense and past participle of belie.

Other Word Forms

• unbelied
  adjective

Etymology

Origin of belied

belie ( def. ) + -ed ² ( def. )

Example Sentences

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belied

Chloe Kelly has plenty to keep her busy - but the conviction she shows on the pitch and in front of the camera has belied trickier times behind the scenes.

From BBC ● Jul. 28, 2026

Momenta’s subdued start belied its strong investor demand.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 8, 2026

As she’s gotten older, the Oscar winner has become more comfortable doing less in her performances, allowing for a fragile serenity that is belied by the anguish and anxiety roiling underneath.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 26, 2026

The buoyant mood belied major frictions in the relationship between the world's top two economies.

From Barron's ● May 14, 2026

His rough, loudmouthed ways belied a serious, hard-charging approach to life—and to espionage.

From "Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia" by Marc Favreau