FALSELY Synonyms: 47 Similar and Opposite Words

falsely

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Definition of falsely

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Recent Examples of falsely Opponents falsely claimed the bill targeted agriculture broadly, although it was tailored strictly to dog-breeding operations. — Jack Harvel, Kansas City Star, 7 Nov. 2026 It was falsely reported that a police officer was among the dead, according to Krakow police. — Bailey Richards, PEOPLE, 7 Nov. 2026 Kennedy falsely asserted that modern Arab Muslims don’t produce science. — Erin Cox, Washington Post, 6 Nov. 2026 Rodstrom did not respond to the attack, which falsely accused him of wanting to let non-citizens vote. — Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 5 Nov. 2026 The Pakistani Taliban and other militant groups regularly target anti-polio drives and police protecting health workers, falsely claiming that polio vaccination campaigns are part of a Western conspiracy to sterilize children. — ABC News, 3 Nov. 2026 Prosecutors had accused the two former FBI officials of falsely downplaying to Congress their knowledge of investigations into President Biden’s son and of a laptop the younger Biden dropped off at a computer repair shop in Delaware in 2019. — Eric Tucker, Los Angeles Times, 2 Nov. 2026 Trump alleged that the story falsely portrayed him as the letter’s author and linked him to Epstein’s crimes. — Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 2 Nov. 2026 The toll upon those falsely accused has been enormous financially and emotionally. — Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 30 Oct. 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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This critical and necessary dialogue is then dishonestly framed as being anti-Israel.

— Jack Dunn, Variety, 22 Aug. 2026
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

Definition of dishonestly

Adverb

For those looking to explore this deceptively simple dish, here are five must-try bagel shops in Los Angeles County that are redefining the bagel.

— Richard Guzman, Daily News, 11 Nov. 2026
Brown Butter Apricot Bars These deceptively delicious bar cookies deliver the perfect, rich balance of sweet-tart fruit and buttery pastry.

— Ginger Crichton, Midwest Living, 29 Oct. 2026

Definition of deceptively

Adverb

In the exclusive first-look clip above, O’Connor artfully grapples with his longing to return to music, hugging a past version of himself playing the violin as his face bleeds from a boxing injury.

— Ellise Shafer, Variety, 28 Oct. 2026
High school student Bella Dubrovsky beamed proudly next to her tray of artfully frosted sugar cookies.

— Laina Gustafson, Christian Science Monitor, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of artfully

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By failing to disclose the affair, shareholders led by Mark Kistenmacher say that the company artificially inflated its share price in potential violation of federal securities law.

— Hugh Cameron, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Nov. 2026
Previous studies have found evidence that the brain’s gamma activity is significantly reduced in Alzheimer’s patients, motivating Tsai and colleagues to ask what happens when this brain rhythm is artificially restored.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 6 Nov. 2026

Definition of artificially

Adverb

The idea might seem clever, as if the artist has cannily illustrated how the lovey-dovey notion of romance and family is hokey, brain-dead, false.

— Carlos Valladares, ARTnews.com, 11 Sep. 2026
In her depiction of the exhausting vigilance this reality required, through a second-person voice cannily implicating her reader, Rankine created a new language to identify a problem as old as the United States.

— Charles Finch, The Atlantic, 28 Aug. 2026

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