Definition of untruthful
: not containing or telling the truth : false, inaccurate
- an untruthful report
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Examples of untruthful in a Sentence
an unintentionally untruthful statement that the candidate later corrected
the political action committee was slammed for spreading untruthful smears about the candidate and his wife
Recent Examples of untruthful from the Web
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But the judge saved his harshest words for the prosecution, accusing the Queens district attorney’s office of relying on an untruthful witness to win the conviction.
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He's called Comey things like untruthful, slime ball.
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To the untruthful slime ball on book tour Have a truthful and well-seasoned weekend!
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Whether Comey's answer was untruthful may turn on the question of authorization.
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In fact, the untruthful gossip may have been one of the main reasons that the makeup mogul kept her pregnancy private from the public eye.
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Biased, drunk, untruthful The current list was compiled by top aides to Williams.
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William Jeffery Davis were found not guilty on charges of malicious battery, official misconduct and filing untruthful reports.
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Any finding that an agent has been knowingly or recklessly untruthful is investigated by the FBI office of professional responsibility and can mean an end to an agent's career.
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First Known Use of untruthful
circa 1843
untruthful Synonyms
Antonyms
accurate, correct, errorless, exact, factual, precise, proper, right, sound, true, valid, veracious;
Near Antonyms
Related Words
deceptive, delusive, delusory, distorted, fallacious, fictitious, illusory, misleading;
deceitful, dishonest, fraudulent, lying, mendacious;
Phrases
off base;
Synonym Discussion of untruthful
dishonest, deceitful, mendacious, untruthful mean unworthy of trust or belief. dishonest implies a willful perversion of truth in order to deceive, cheat, or defraud.
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- a swindle usually involves two dishonest people
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- the secret affairs of a deceitful spouse
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- mendacious tales of adventure
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- an untruthful account of their actions
UNTRUTHFUL Defined for English Language Learners
Definition of untruthful for English Language Learners
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: not telling the truth : not truthful
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