FALSELY Synonyms: 47 Similar and Opposite Words

falsely

adverb

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Recent Examples of falsely Nearly 20 years after she was falsely accused of killing her roommate, Amanda Knox is still struggling to tell her own story. — Glenn Garner, Deadline, 7 Aug. 2026 Court filings allege Dick called 911 that month and falsely reported that shots had been fired at the family’s Brentwood residence, prompting a large police response. — Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 6 Aug. 2026 Authorities have heard of multiple incidents where scammers have called families falsely representing themselves as law enforcement in an attempt to get money, a news release from the Leavenworth County Attorney’s Office said. — Laura Bauer, Kansas City Star, 6 Aug. 2026 In arguing for dismissal, Snyder’s attorneys stated that the government falsely claimed that Snyder used fake and fraudulent invoices to avoid paying taxes. — Alexandra Kukulka, Chicago Tribune, 5 Aug. 2026 Buc-ee's claimed that the unauthorized use of its trademarks, including a smiling animal mascot, were benefitting the Missouri convenience store at Buc-ee's expense, while falsely informing consumers that the two businesses are related. — Gabe Hauari, USA Today, 4 Aug. 2026 The motion falsely appeared to have been submitted by a United States Department of Homeland Security employee and sought dismissal of a removal case involving a noncitizen. — Cbs Miami Team, CBS News, 4 Aug. 2026 The company directed employees to falsely bill Medicaid for services like peer support, according to the allegations, which stem from a 2023 whistleblower lawsuit filed by three former ARC employees. — Alex Acquisto, ProPublica, 30 July 2026 Prosecutors allege that on the day Melina was scheduled to return home to Quebec, Frattolin falsely reported that she had been abducted by two men in a white van, prompting an Amber Alert. — Brittany Miller, FOXNews.com, 29 July 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for falsely

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Jacob goes to Isaac with this hairy disguise, deceitfully announces himself as Esau, and obtains his father’s blessing—much to the chagrin of his brother.

— Charles Preston, Encyclopedia Britannica, 13 Mar. 2026
To help fill their coffers even more, the lobbyists deceitfully expanded the definition of those notch years to include everyone born through 1926.

— Tom Margenau, Dallas Morning News, 1 Feb. 2026

Definition of deceitfully

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In that lawsuit, State Farm said that the record only showed a disagreement over the cause of roof damage, and that there was no evidence the company had acted dishonestly.

— Michael Copley, NPR, 28 Apr. 2026
Additional uses of geolocation data, the providers say, include proving a bettor is dishonestly disputing credit card charges, revealing sign-up bonus abuse or showing that someone is illegally making proxy wagers across state lines.

— Dan Bernstein, Sportico.com, 16 Oct. 2025

Definition of dishonestly

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Neurons in textbook diagrams look deceptively simple, with only a handful of dendrites extending from the cell body.

— Ajdina Halilovic, Scientific American, 13 Aug. 2026
The filing alleged Flores deceptively edited the recordings to hide his own insensitive remarks and suggested he was motivated by a desire to win a large legal settlement in court.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 10 Aug. 2026

Definition of deceptively

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Floral centerpieces, artfully designed by MJ Wittman of Fleuressence, are underwritten by Stephanie Wilbur.

— News Release, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Aug. 2026
Each Fernie's Frozen Espresso-tini Bar is artfully drizzled with ribbons of chocolate shell coating, hardening into a delicate, crackable bite, making for the ultimate pick-me-up on a stick!

— Mateo Rosiles, USA Today, 6 Aug. 2026

Definition of artfully

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The film was shot over just a few days and, although the production had planned for a sunny, nearly windless beach, preparing to generate wind artificially, the weather had other plans.

— Matilda Hague, Variety, 13 Aug. 2026
Roberts is careful to note artificially intelligent algorithms like the type deployed by Exiger are not infallible.

— Michael Ashley, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026

Definition of artificially

Adverb

And that is due to the company cannily making a new character available for each day, and only for that one day.

— Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 24 July 2026
Sections of the granite supports of the Keck statue are cannily manipulated and embellished with stars and swirling vortex-forms in Lithichrome paint into works of art themselves.

— Horace D. Ballard, Artforum, 22 Apr. 2026

Definition of cannily

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