| dictionary | A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z |
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| ADJECTIVE | 1 | false | Not in accordance with the fact or reality or actuality |
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| 2 | false, mistaken | Arising from error | |
| 3 | false | Erroneous and usually accidental | |
| 4 | false, hollow | Deliberately deceptive | |
| 5 | false, delusive | Inappropriate to reality or facts | |
| 6 | false, fake, faux, imitation, simulated | Not genuine or real | |
| 7 | false | Designed to deceive | |
| 8 | false, off-key, sour | Inaccurate in pitch | |
| 9 | false, assumed, fictitious, fictive, pretended, put on, sham | Adopted in order to deceive | |
| 10 | false, untrue | (used especially of persons) not dependable in devotion or affection | |
| ADVERB | 1 | false, faithlessly, traitorously, treacherously, treasonably | In a disloyal and faithless manner |
| Sounds | fao'ls |
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| Rhymes | waltz |
| Meaning | Not in accordance with the fact or reality or actuality. |
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| Examples | "gave false testimony under oath"; "false tales of bravery" |
| Attribute of | truth, the true, verity |
| Similar | mendacious; specious; trumped-up; untrue, wrong |
| See also | incorrect, wrong; counterfeit, imitative; dishonest, dishonorable; insincere |
| Contrary | true |
| Meaning | Arising from error. |
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| Examples | "a false assumption" |
| Synonyms | mistaken |
| Similar to | incorrect, wrong |
| Adverbs | falsely |
| Meaning | Erroneous and usually accidental. |
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| Examples | "a false start"; "a false alarm" |
| Similar to | invalid |
| Meaning | Deliberately deceptive. |
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| Examples | "hollow (or false) promises"; "false pretenses" |
| Synonyms | hollow |
| Similar to | insincere |
| Adverbs | falsely |
| Meaning | Inappropriate to reality or facts. |
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| Examples | "false hopes" |
| Synonyms | delusive |
| Similar to | unrealistic |
| Meaning | Not genuine or real. Being an imitation of the genuine article. |
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| Examples | "false teeth" |
| Synonyms | fake, faux, imitation, simulated |
| Similar to | artificial, unreal |
| Meaning | Designed to deceive. |
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| Examples | "a suitcase with a false bottom" |
| Similar to | dishonest, dishonorable |
| Meaning | Inaccurate in pitch. |
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| Examples | "a false (or sour) note" |
| Synonyms | off-key, sour |
| Similar to | inharmonious, unharmonious |
| Meaning | Adopted in order to deceive. |
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| Synonyms | assumed, fictitious, fictive, pretended, put on, sham |
| Similar to | counterfeit, imitative |
| Meaning | (used especially of persons) not dependable in devotion or affection. Unfaithful. |
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| Examples | "a false friend" |
| Synonyms | untrue |
| Similar to | inconstant |
| Meaning | In a disloyal and faithless manner. |
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| Examples | "his wife played him false" |
| Synonyms | faithlessly, traitorously, treacherously, treasonably |