1
: not faithful : disloyal
2
: not according with a standard of correctness : not level or exact
3
: not according with the facts : false
Examples of untrue in a Sentence
He made untrue statements to the press.
Her lover had been untrue.
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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
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“Untrue.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/untrue. Accessed 11 Oct. 2025.
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