untrue

adjective

un·​true ˌən-ˈtrü How to pronounce untrue (audio)
1
: not faithful : disloyal
2
: not according with a standard of correctness : not level or exact
3
: not according with the facts : false
untruly adverb

Examples of untrue in a Sentence

He made untrue statements to the press. Her lover had been untrue.
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Pushed to extremes While footage and photographs of starving Palestinians in Gaza have horrified audiences abroad, inside Israel they have been dismissed by many as manipulated or untrue. Zeena Saifi, CNN Money, 5 Oct. 2025 Even so, the theory that nuclear families are the saving grace for Black children reigns supreme, albeit untrue. Meagan Jordan, Rolling Stone, 3 Oct. 2025 Even in cases where the accusations are untrue, the people caught in the campaigns have faced harassment, threats and lasting fallout, a pattern that experts say is unlikely to change. Mary Spicuzza, jsonline.com, 25 Sep. 2025 These statements are harmful and untrue, Chabot said. Madeline Mitchell, USA Today, 24 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for untrue

Word History

First Known Use

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of untrue was before the 12th century

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“Untrue.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/untrue. Accessed 11 Oct. 2025.

Kids Definition

untrue

adjective
un·​true ˌən-ˈtrü How to pronounce untrue (audio)
ˈən-
1
: not faithful : disloyal
2
: not meeting a standard of correctness : not level or exact
3
: not agreeing with the facts : false
an untrue statement
untruly adverb

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