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false

PRIMARY MEANINGS OF: false

1
 adjadv
not in accordance with the fact or reality or actuality
in a disloyal and faithless manner
2
 adj
deliberately deceptive
3
 adj
inaccurate in pitch
FULL DEFINITIONS OF: false
1

adj not in accordance with the fact or reality or actuality

“gave false testimony under oath”
“false tales of bravery”
Synonyms
incorrect, wrong
not correct; not in conformity with fact or truth
counterfeit, imitative
not genuine; imitating something superior
dishonest, dishonorable
deceptive or fraudulent; disposed to cheat or defraud or deceive
insincere
lacking sincerity
mendacious
intentionally untrue
specious, spurious
plausible but false
trumped-up
concocted with intent to deceive
untrue
not according with the facts
Antonyms:
true
consistent with fact or reality; not false
correct, right
free from error; especially conforming to fact or truth
faithful
steadfast in affection or allegiance
echt, genuine
not fake or counterfeit
honest, honorable
not disposed to cheat or defraud; not deceptive or fraudulent
sincere
open and genuine; not deceitful
actual, genuine, literal, real
being or reflecting the essential or genuine character of something
apodeictic, apodictic
of a proposition; necessarily true or logically certain
truthful
conforming to truth
sure
infallible or unfailing
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adj inappropriate to reality or facts

“false hopes”
Synonyms:
delusive
unrealistic
not realistic

adj not genuine or real; being an imitation of the genuine article

“false teeth”
Synonyms:
fake, faux, imitation, simulated
artificial, unreal
contrived by art rather than nature

adj arising from error

“a false assumption”
Synonyms:
mistaken
incorrect, wrong
not correct; not in conformity with fact or truth

adj erroneous and usually accidental

“a false start”
“a false alarm”
Synonyms
invalid
having no cogency or legal force

adj (used especially of persons) not dependable in devotion or affection; unfaithful

“a false friend”
Synonyms:
untrue
inconstant
likely to change frequently often without apparent or cogent reason; variable

adv in a disloyal and faithless manner

“his wife played him false”
Synonyms:
faithlessly, traitorously, treacherously, treasonably
2

adj deliberately deceptive

“false pretenses”
Synonyms
insincere
lacking sincerity

adj designed to deceive

“a suitcase with a false bottom”
Synonyms
dishonest, dishonorable
deceptive or fraudulent; disposed to cheat or defraud or deceive

adj adopted in order to deceive

Synonyms:
assumed, fictitious, fictive, pretended, put on, sham
counterfeit, imitative
not genuine; imitating something superior
3

adj inaccurate in pitch

“a false (or sour) note”
Synonyms:
off-key, sour
inharmonious, unharmonious
not in harmony
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