FALSELY Synonyms: 47 Similar and Opposite Words

falsely

adverb

Definition of falsely

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Recent Examples of falsely Garg claims Lewis falsely told the board that Garg supported the plan to rescind their equity grants and remove half the board. — Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 19 Sep. 2026 Prosecutors say Castro falsely told investigators that he had been attacked with a broom and a shovel. — Tim Sullivan, Arkansas Online, 18 Sep. 2026 Prosecutors say Castro falsely told investigators he had been attacked with a broom and a shovel. — Tim Sullivan, Los Angeles Times, 17 Sep. 2026 Christian Castro, 52, is accused of four counts of second-degree assault and one count of falsely reporting a crime in Hennepin County. — Wcco Staff, CBS News, 16 Sep. 2026 Trump has opposed mail voting and falsely blamed it for his 2020 election loss. — ABC News, 15 Sep. 2026 Katubadi cast a provisional ballot in Tarrant County during the November 2024 general election after falsely claiming citizenship on an affidavit of provisional voter, prosecutors said. — Maven Navarro, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 Sep. 2026 After a stabbing in Southport, England, in 2024, viral posts falsely claiming that the suspect was a Muslim and an undocumented migrant spread rapidly to millions via X and other platforms, inflaming the riots that ensued. — Anne Applebaum, The Atlantic, 14 Sep. 2026 According to Merrick, the former dressage official, a peculiarly high percentage of relatively advanced amateur riders believe, firmly and falsely, that Olympic competition is a real possibility. — Ian Parker, New Yorker, 14 Sep. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for falsely

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

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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

Recent incidents involving models that bypassed safeguards or behaved deceptively have added urgency to the safety debate.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 23 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 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
Who or what will guide us to artificially intelligent salvation, according to the commander in chief?

— Andrew Nusca, Fortune, 15 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

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