1
as in erroneous
not being in agreement with what is true
early reports about the explosion contained much false information
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2
as in faux
being such in appearance only and made with or manufactured from usually cheaper materials
George Washington's false teeth were not made of wood but of elephant ivory and cow's teeth
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as in counterfeit
being such in appearance only and made or manufactured with the intention of committing fraud
arrested for selling false ID cards to teenagers
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as in mock
lacking in natural or spontaneous quality
so much of the sympathy that the widow received was false and hypocritical, since it came from people who never liked her husband in the first place
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as in fraudulent
marked by, based on, or done by the use of dishonest methods to acquire something of value
false advertising that claimed that the vegetables were organically grown when they weren't
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as in traitorous
not true in one's allegiance to someone or something
false friends who deserted the prizefighter when all his money was gone
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as in misleading
tending or having power to deceive
it turned out that the con man had made false promises of marriage to a dozen women
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Recent Examples of false
James, at her arraignment, pleaded not guilty to one count each of bank fraud and making false statements to a financial institution.
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Kevin Breuninger, CNBC, 24 Oct. 2025
These claims are false as no Internal Revenue Service or Congressional officials have confirmed the checks.
—Shelby Slade, AZCentral.com, 24 Oct. 2025
The Israeli Prison Service called the beating allegation false.
—Karl Vick, Time, 23 Oct. 2025
Trump faced criminal counts of conspiring to obstruct justice, concealing documents and making false statements.
—Aysha Bagchi, USA Today, 23 Oct. 2025
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Kevin Breuninger, CNBC, 24 Oct. 2025
These claims are false as no Internal Revenue Service or Congressional officials have confirmed the checks.
—Shelby Slade, AZCentral.com, 24 Oct. 2025
The Israeli Prison Service called the beating allegation false.
—Karl Vick, Time, 23 Oct. 2025
Trump faced criminal counts of conspiring to obstruct justice, concealing documents and making false statements.
—Aysha Bagchi, USA Today, 23 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for false
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Bowlin told the Statesman that alert was created by crews working in the area, leading to an erroneous message uploading to the system.—
Nicole Blanchard,
Idaho Statesman,
20 Oct. 2025
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Some were hastily informed that their firings were erroneous, but the experience rattled the CDC, an agency tasked with overseeing the national response to seasonal respiratory illnesses at a time when those illnesses typically spike.—
Michael Hiltzik,
Twin Cities,
16 Oct. 2025
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This faux Dunhill Fir is designed to look and feel like a tree plucked straight off the lot, without the single-season lifespan or mess of shedding needles.—
Maggie Horton,
PEOPLE,
22 Oct. 2025
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That kind of skeuomorphism—the design of a digital interface to resemble a physical one, by, for example, adding a faux-metal texture to a calculator app—has been out of fashion for more than a decade, ever since Apple moved away from it in the early twenty-tens.—
Kyle Chayka,
New Yorker,
22 Oct. 2025
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The United Kingdom's Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) has warned that tourists visiting Ecuador, Japan, Kenya, Mexico, Nigeria, Peru, Russia and Uganda may face a risk of methanol poisoning from counterfeit or contaminated alcohol.—
Andrea Margolis,
FOXNews.com,
24 Oct. 2025
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Lululemon is stepping up its defense against the growing counterfeit trade.—
Andre Claudio,
Sourcing Journal,
23 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Continue reading … KEEPS ON GIVING – Joe Rogan and Andrew Schulz mock Harris' claim of people calling her most qualified presidential candidate.—
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FOXNews.com,
21 Oct. 2025
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Well, this mock neck zipped jacket is a far more flattering, wearable option that’s currently sporting a $20 price tag and a full range of sizes.—
Merrell Readman,
Travel + Leisure,
18 Oct. 2025
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Websites with unusually long browser names or a lack of searchable company representatives or contact information could be fraudulent.—
Tamia Fowlkes,
jsonline.com,
24 Oct. 2025
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Trump wasted no time in taking to Truth Social to lambast the video as fake and fraudulent.—
Kate Nishimura,
Sourcing Journal,
24 Oct. 2025
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Clarisse looks intimidating climbing out of a boat, as does Bushnell’s traitorous Luke, who wields a sharp-looking knife.—
Dessi Gomez,
Deadline,
24 July 2025
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There's a delicious whodunit aspect to it, too, as the list of five potentially traitorous suspects includes the operative's own high-profile wife (Cate Blanchett).—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
4 July 2025
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He has been criticized for making unscientific and misleading statements, including COVID-19 misinformation and promoting conspiracy theories, and affirming antisemitic, racist, and transphobic comments.—
Miranda Jeyaretnam,
Time,
28 Oct. 2025
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Murphy said that’s misleading because many incidents never make it into official statistics.—
Sarah Rumpf-Whitten,
FOXNews.com,
28 Oct. 2025
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The top issue was inaccurate or misleading results (39%), followed by a lack of context understanding (23%), and biased or inappropriate outputs (8%).—
John Kell,
Fortune,
22 Oct. 2025
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As a result, Aspiration’s financial statements were inaccurate and reflected much higher revenue than the company in fact received, according to prosecutors.—
City News Service,
Oc Register,
21 Oct. 2025
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“False.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/false. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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