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UNTRUE: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for UNTRUE?

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Untrue as an Adjective
Definitions of "Untrue" as an adjective
Synonyms of "Untrue" as an adjective (21 Words)
Usage Examples of "Untrue" as an adjective
Associations of "Untrue" (30 Words)

The synonyms of “Untrue” are: out of true, false, untruthful, fabricated, trumped up, unfaithful, disloyal, faithless, treacherous, traitorous, perfidious, deceitful, untrustworthy, duplicitous, double-dealing, two-faced, janus-faced, insincere, unreliable, undependable, inconstant

Untrue as an Adjective

Definitions of "Untrue" as an adjective

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “untrue” as an adjective can have the following definitions:

Not according with the facts.
Not in accordance with fact or reality; false or incorrect.
Not accurately fitted; not level.
(used especially of persons) not dependable in devotion or affection; unfaithful.
Not dependable in devotion or affection; unfaithful.
Not true to an obligation or trust.
Not faithful or loyal.
Incorrectly positioned or balanced; not upright or level.
Not true to an obligation or trust-Bruno Laske.

Synonyms of "Untrue" as an adjective (21 Words)

deceitful	Guilty of or involving deceit; deceiving or misleading others. A deceitful* politician.*
disloyal	Deserting your allegiance or duty to leader or cause or principle. She was accused of being disloyal* to the government.*
double-dealing	Marked by deliberate deceptiveness especially by pretending one set of feelings and acting under the influence of another- Israel Zangwill.
duplicitous	Marked by deliberate deceptiveness especially by pretending one set of feelings and acting under the influence of another. A duplicitous* philanderer.*
fabricated	Formed or conceived by the imagination. A fabricated* excuse for his absence.*
faithless	Without religious faith. Her faithless* lover.*
false	Used in names of plants animals and gems that superficially resemble the thing properly so called e g false oat. The trunk had a false* bottom.*
inconstant	Likely to change frequently often without apparent or cogent reason; variable. The exact dimensions aren t easily measured since they are inconstant.
insincere	Lacking sincerity. She flashed him an insincere* smile.*
janus-faced	Having or concerned with polarities or contrasts.
out of true	Directed outward or serving to direct something outward.
perfidious	Deceitful and untrustworthy. The perfidious* Judas.*
traitorous	Having the character of, or characteristic of, a traitor. When his traitorous* actions were discovered he was imprisoned.*
treacherous	Tending to betray especially having a treacherous character as attributed to the Carthaginians by the Romans. Treacherous winding roads.
trumped up	Out of bed.
two-faced	Having two faces–one looking to the future and one to the past.
undependable	Liable to be erroneous or misleading. Evidence is scarce and often undependable.
unfaithful	Having sexual relations with someone other than your husband or wife, or your boyfriend or girlfriend. Her husband was unfaithful.
unreliable	Lacking a sense of responsibility. Unreliable information.
untrustworthy	Not worthy of trust or belief. Thomas considered her to be devious and untrustworthy.
untruthful	Not expressing or given to expressing the truth. The statement given under oath was untruthful.

Usage Examples of "Untrue" as an adjective

Is untrue to his highest opportunity and duty.
A despotic sheik can be untrue to his vast seraglio.
Off-level floors and untrue doors and windows.
Unfortunately the statement was simply untrue.
These suggestions are totally untrue.
A malicious and untrue story.
When lovers prove untrue.

Associations of "Untrue" (30 Words)

absurdity	A ludicrous folly. Duncan laughed at the absurdity* of the situation.*
adulation	Servile flattery; exaggerated and hypocritical praise. He found it difficult to cope with the adulation* of the fans.*
bogus	Fraudulent; having a misleading appearance. A bogus* insurance claim.*
cheating	A deception for profit to yourself.
deceit	A misleading falsehood. A web of deceit.
deceitful	Intended to deceive. Smooth shining and deceitful* as thin ice.*
deceive	Deliberately cause (someone) to believe something that is not true, especially for personal gain. He had deceived her with another woman.
deception	A misleading falsehood. Obtaining property by deception.
deceptive	Giving an appearance or impression different from the true one; misleading. The deceptive* calm in the eye of the storm.*
dishonest	Intended to mislead or cheat. He gave the editor a dishonest* account of events.*
disingenuous	Not candid or sincere, typically by pretending that one knows less about something than one really does. A disingenuous* excuse.*
dissimulation	The act of deceiving. An attempt at dissimulation.
dupe	A victim of deception. The immigrant was duped because he trusted everyone.
exaggerated	Represented as greater than is true or reasonable. An exaggerated* opinion of oneself.*
fake	(football) a deceptive move made by a football player. She faked her spouse s signature.
falsification	A willful perversion of facts. An investigation into fraud and the falsification* of records.*
fraudulent	Intended to deceive – S.T.Coleridge. Fraudulent share dealing.
hypocrisy	Insincerity by virtue of pretending to have qualities or beliefs that you do not really have. She was irritated to be accused of hypocrisy.
hypocritical	Behaving in a way that suggests one has higher standards or more noble beliefs than is the case. Hypocritical praise.
incongruent	Incongruous; incompatible.
insincere	Not expressing genuine feelings. Their praise was extravagant and insincere.
lie	The way direction or position in which something lies. The fate of Bosnia lies in the hands of the West.
mendacious	Given to lying. Mendacious propaganda.
mendacity	Untruthfulness. People publicly castigated for past mendacity.
preposterous	Contrary to reason or common sense; utterly absurd or ridiculous. A preposterous* suggestion.*
scam	A fraudulent business scheme. An insurance scam.
specious	Based on pretense; deceptively pleasing. A specious* claim.*
unfaithful	Not true to duty or obligation or promises. An unfaithful* reproduction.*
unreliable	Lacking a sense of responsibility. He s lazy and unreliable.
untrustworthy	Not able to be relied on as honest or truthful. These untrustworthy* impressions were instinctive.*