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false

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of false

1 not being in agreement with what is true

Early reports about the explosion contained much false information.

Synonyms of false

erroneous, inaccurate, incorrect, inexact, invalid, off, unsound, untrue, untruthful, wrong

Words Related to false

specious, spurious

deceptive, delusive, delusory, distorted, fallacious, fictitious, illusory, misleading

amiss, askew, awry

deceitful, dishonest, fraudulent, lying, mendacious

unconfirmed, unproven, untested

fabricated, invented, made-up, trumped-up

Phrases Synonymous with false

off base

Near Antonyms of false

confirmed, demonstrated, established, proven, tested

faultless, flawless, impeccable, letter-perfect, perfect

Antonyms of false

accurate, correct, errorless, exact, factual, precise, proper, right, sound, true, valid, veracious

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.

Synonyms of false

artificial, bogus, dummy, ersatz, fake, faux, imitation, imitative, man-made, mimic, mock, pretend, sham, simulated, substitute, synthetic

Words Related to false

cultured, manufactured, process

adulterated, designer, doctored, engineered, fudged, juggled, manipulated, tampered (with)

concocted, fabricated

counterfeit, deceptive, forged, fraudulent, misleading, phony (also phoney)

affected, feigned, pinchbeck, pseudo, spurious

Near Antonyms of false

authentic, bona fide, legitimate, true

premium, quality, valuable

pure, unadulterated

Antonyms of false

genuine, natural, real

3 being such in appearance only and made or manufactured with the intention of committing fraud

The signatures on the documents turned out to be false.

Synonyms of false

bogus, counterfeit, fake, forged, inauthentic, phony (also phoney), sham, spurious, unauthentic

Words Related to false

artificial, factitious, imitation, man-made, mimic, mock, simulated, substitute, synthetic

dummy, nonfunctioning, ornamental

cultured, fabricated, manufactured

deceptive, delusive, misleading

Near Antonyms of false

actual, true, valid

Antonyms of false

authentic, bona fide, genuine, real, unfaked

4 lacking in natural or spontaneous quality

a salesman's false smile

Synonyms of false

affected, artificial, assumed, bogus, contrived, factitious, fake, feigned, forced, mechanical, mock, phony (also phoney), plastic, pretended, pseudo, put-on, sham, simulated, strained, unnatural

Words Related to false

automatic, canned, concocted, fabricated, hokey, labored, manufactured, pat, unauthentic, unreal, unrealistic

double-dealing, empty, facile, hollow, hypocritical, insincere, left-handed, mealy, mealymouthed, two-faced, unctuous

exaggerated, histrionic, melodramatic, overacted, overdone, theatrical (also theatric)

cute, cutesy, genteel, goody-goody, mincing, overrefined, simpering

conventional, formal, impersonal, inflexible, rigid, stiff, stylized, wooden

artful, calculated, conscious, cultivated, deliberate, premeditated, studied

Near Antonyms of false

authentic, bona fide, real, realistic, right, true

honest, ingenuous, sincere, unpretending

easy, effortless, smooth

extemporaneous, impromptu, impulsive, instinctive, unconscious, unprompted, unrehearsed, unstudied

Antonyms of false

artless, genuine, natural, spontaneous, unaffected, uncontrived, unfeigned, unforced

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

Synonyms of false

crooked, deceitful, defrauding, dishonest, double-dealing, fraudulent

Words Related to false

beguiling, deceiving, deceptive, deluding, delusive, delusory, duplicitous, fallacious, misleading, specious

Near Antonyms of false

legitimate, true, valid

Antonyms of false

aboveboard, honest, truthful

6 not true in one's allegiance to someone or something

false friends who deserted the prizefighter when all his money was gone

Synonyms of false

disloyal, faithless, fickle, inconstant, perfidious, recreant, traitorous, treacherous, unfaithful, untrue

Words Related to false

irresponsible, trustless, undependable, unreliable, untrustworthy

faltering, hesitant, vacillating, wavering

dubious, irresolute, uncertain

apathetic, dispassionate, uninterested

Near Antonyms of false

dependable, dutiful, reliable, responsible, solid, tried, tried-and-true, trustable, trustworthy, trusty

unfaltering, unhesitating, unwavering

determined, intent, resolute

confirmed, dyed-in-the-wool, inveterate, sworn

ardent, avid, enthusiastic, fervent, fervid, impassioned, passionate

Antonyms of false

constant, dedicated, devoted, devout, faithful, fast, loyal, staunch (also stanch), steadfast, steady, true

7 tending or having power to deceive

It turned out that the con man had made false promises of easy profits.

Synonyms of false

beguiling, deceitful, deceiving, deceptive, deluding, delusive, delusory, fallacious, misleading, specious

Words Related to false

artful, crafty, cunning, devious, foxy, guileful, shady, shifty, slick, sly, sneaking, sneaky, subtile, subtle, trick, trickish, tricky, underhand, underhanded, wily

crooked, defrauding, dishonest, dissembling, double-dealing, duplicitous, faithless, fast, fraudulent, knavish, lying, mendacious, untrustworthy, untruthful

bogus, counterfeit, fake, feigned, forged, phony (also phoney), sham, spurious

insidious, perfidious, treacherous

artificial, backhanded, hypocritical, insincere, left-handed, two-faced

Near Antonyms of false

candid, direct, foursquare, frank, free-spoken, open, openhearted, outspoken, plain, plainspoken, straight

clarifying, elucidative, explanatory, illuminating

revealing, revelatory

honest, trustworthy, truthful

Antonyms of false

aboveboard, forthright, nondeceptive, straightforward

Synonym Discussion of false

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

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