falsely

adverb

Definition of falselynext
as in deceitfully

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Recent Examples of falsely Cole’s lawyers have also advanced Kerkhoff as an alternative suspect, while Baker is accused of falsely identifying her as the bomber. — Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 2 Oct. 2026 Polling from early 2003 showed that more than two-thirds of Americans falsely believed Iraq had weapons of mass destruction and a majority believed Saddam Hussein was directly involved in the 9/11 attacks. — Literary Hub, 2 Oct. 2026 Add Accenture to the list of companies falsely labeled roadkill in the AI era. — Jim Cramer, CNBC, 2 Oct. 2026 Separately, DeMaio on Thursday accused Secretary of State Shirley Weber, another Democrat, of falsely stating that Proposition 39 would end California’s vote-by-mail system. — Dakota Smith, Los Angeles Times, 2 Oct. 2026 Their marketing falsely listed SpaceX and xAI as holdings, the SEC claims, when the funds never held investments in those companies. — Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 1 Oct. 2026 Lots of fans of other teams have falsely believed the Chiefs received help from the referees during Kansas City’s dynasty. — Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 1 Oct. 2026 Such arrests have profound impacts on the lives and reputations of those falsely accused and take valuable resources away from prosecuting actual perpetrators. — Kate Payne, Miami Herald, 30 Sep. 2026 Louisiana, for example, requires AI warnings on certain campaign ads that falsely depict candidates and campaign calls that use artificial versions of public figures’ voices. — Stefani Langehennig, The Conversation, 30 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for falsely
  1. deceitfully
  2. dishonestly
  3. deceptively
  4. artfully
  5. artificially
  6. cannily
  7. hypocritically
Adverb
  • 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
Adverb
  • 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
  • Human hands are deceptively complex pieces of bioengineering that are capable of fine motor control, tactile sensing, and strength.
    — Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 26 Sep. 2026
  • The question for me is whether or not Lloyd will also manage to capture the melancholy of a deceptively serious play, notwithstanding its reputation.
    — Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 23 Sep. 2026
Definition of deceptively
Adverb
  • The textural top was artfully contrasted by the skirt of the look, which included a bevy of bead work with tassels to boot.
    — Julia Teti, Footwear News, 30 Sep. 2026
  • And Mylette Nora’s costumes artfully conjure both the underworld and the spiritual realm.
    — Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 17 Sep. 2026
Definition of artfully
Adverb
  • Start narrow, but don’t make the environment artificially simple.
    — Manjot Pal, Forbes.com, 1 Oct. 2026
  • The suit alleged that the poll and the reporting around it aimed to artificially give Democrats an edge in the last week of the campaign.
    — Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 23 Sep. 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
Definition of cannily
Adverb
  • Takeshita came across a vaunted screwdriver in the ring as Don Callis hypocritically called him a degenerate.
    — Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026
  • Trump hypocritically voted by mail himself in a recent Florida special election.
    — George Skelton, Mercury News, 10 Apr. 2026
Definition of hypocritically

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“Falsely.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/falsely. Accessed 5 Oct. 2026.

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