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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Renata AdlerExamples of untrue in a Sentence
He made untrue statements to the press.
Her lover had been untrue.
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The White House said the report is untrue.
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This is, to begin with, obviously untrue.
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Nathan Heller, New Yorker, 1 June 2026
The White House said the report is untrue.
—Kevin Liptak, CNN Money, 27 May 2026
This is, to begin with, obviously untrue.
—Jonathan Chait, The Atlantic, 21 May 2026
The statement also said that earlier reports that a case had been detected in DRC’s capital, Kinshasa, have been proven to be untrue.
—Andrew Joseph, STAT, 17 May 2026
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“Untrue.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/untrue. Accessed 5 Jun. 2026.
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