1
: not faithful : disloyal
discovered his friends were untrue
untrue to one's duty
2
: not according with a standard of correctness : not level or exact
untrue doors
3
: not according with the facts : false
… led the witness almost immediately, in his deposition, into a demonstrably untrue answer—
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He made untrue statements to the press.
Her lover had been untrue.
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The actions and behaviors attributed to me are untrue.
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Clark Kauffman, Iowa Capital Dispatch, 13 Mar. 2026
The lawsuit calls that contention untrue — Estrada Juarez has never been in removal proceedings and has never seen an immigration judge.
—Andrea Castillo, Los Angeles Times, 11 Mar. 2026
The actions and behaviors attributed to me are untrue.
—Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 6 Mar. 2026
Colleagues say this initial caricature of Britt as a hyper-partisan MAGA mom is simply untrue.
—Sam Gringlas, NPR, 27 Feb. 2026
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“Untrue.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/untrue. Accessed 19 Mar. 2026.
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