FALSELY Synonyms: 47 Similar and Opposite Words

falsely

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Recent Examples of falsely The initiative specifically targets performers who coerce visitors for cash or falsely imply that tipping is mandatory, FOX5 said. — Kelly McGreal, FOXNews.com, 24 Oct. 2026 But in others, it was used to criticize candidates by falsely portraying them alongside immigrants, trans people or drag queens as these groups have become greater targets. — Anagilmara Vílchez, NBC news, 23 Oct. 2026 Earlier this week, federal authorities arrested 11 people statewide and charged 28 after claiming to have found 20,000 people within California voter rolls who had voted after falsely claiming to be citizens. — Lia Russell, Sacbee.com, 23 Oct. 2026 Many voters have described their experiences on social media, with some falsely interpreting the troubles as attempts at election tampering to favor Republicans. — Ali Swenson, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2026 In many impersonation schemes, criminals pose as representatives of banks or government agencies and falsely warn that a consumer's money is in danger of being stolen. — Sarah Agostino, CNBC, 22 Oct. 2026 At least $343,100 is to be spent on surveillance after the president falsely blamed vandals for damage to the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool. — Dan Diamond, Washington Post, 21 Oct. 2026 The Justice Department's inspector general has declined to investigate allegations of misconduct against the prosecutors who brought an indictment against Olympian David Hearn that falsely accused him of vandalizing the Reflecting Pool. — Sarah N. Lynch, CBS News, 21 Oct. 2026 Trump has continued to falsely assert that widespread voter fraud was why President Joe Biden won the 2020 presidential election, despite no evidence supporting his claims. — ABC News, 20 Oct. 2026

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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

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However, trading executives point out that transaction taxes and stamp duties are included in top-line revenue, artificially inflating Asia prime totals.

— Hugh Son, CNBC, 21 Oct. 2026
The combined approach also proved more robust against noise that the team introduced artificially.

— Mike McRae October 19, New Atlas, 20 Oct. 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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