falseness

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Definition of FALSENESS

1

lack of faithfulness especially to one's husband or wife <so that their love would never know a moment of falseness, Thomas Jefferson promised his dying wife that he would never remarry>

Synonyms disloyalty, faithlessness, falseness, falsity, inconstancy, perfidiousness, perfidy, unfaithfulness

Related Words adultery; betrayal, double-cross, double-dealing, duplicity, sellout, treachery, treason; deceit, deception, lying

Near Antonyms staunchness, steadfastness; dependability, reliability; honesty, trustworthiness

Antonyms allegiance, constancy, devotedness, devotion, faith, faithfulness, fealty, fidelity, loyalty

2

the act or fact of violating the trust or confidence of another <she could not believe that her so-called best friend could ever be guilty of such falseness>

Synonyms backstabbing, business, disloyalty, double cross, faithlessness, falseness, falsity, infidelity, perfidy, sellout, treachery, treason, two-timing, unfaithfulness

Related Words abandonment, desertion; deceit, deception, double-dealing, duplicity, guile, two-facedness; fraud, informing, lying, snitching, talebearing, trickery

Near Antonyms dependability, reliability, trustworthiness; defense, protection, safeguard, shield

Antonyms allegiance, devotion, faithfulness, fealty, fidelity, loyalty, staunchness, steadfastness

3

the quality or state of being false <the falseness of your reasoning is so blatant that it's no wonder you reached that absurd conclusion>

Synonyms erroneousness, fallaciousness, falsehood, falseness, falsity, untruth

Related Words speciousness, spuriousness; deception, deceptiveness, delusion; inaccuracy, incorrectness; dishonesty, mendaciousness, mendacity, untruthfulness

Near Antonyms accuracy, actuality, correctness, factuality, factualness, genuineness; credibility, honesty, trustworthiness, truthfulness, veracity

Antonyms truth, verity