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1 not being in agreement with what is true

early reports about the explosion contained much false information

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counterfactual

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2 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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unauthentic

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3 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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4 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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5 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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spurious

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6 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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7 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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faithless, false, disloyal, traitorous, treacherous, perfidious mean untrue to what should command one's fidelity or allegiance. faithless applies to any failure to keep a promise or pledge or any breach of allegiance or loyalty. faithless allies false stresses the fact of failing to be true in any manner ranging from fickleness to cold treachery. betrayed by false friends disloyal implies a lack of complete faithfulness to a friend, cause, leader, or country. disloyal to their country traitorous implies either actual treason or a serious betrayal of trust. traitorous acts punishable by death treacherous implies readiness to betray trust or confidence. a treacherous adviser perfidious adds to faithless the implication of an incapacity for fidelity or reliability. a perfidious double-crosser