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as in delusion
a false idea or belief
a papal letter condemning secularism and other movements that the church considered to be falsities of the modern age
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as in lie
a statement known by its maker to be untrue and made in order to deceive
when questioned by his parents about his drug use, the teenager told one blatant falsity after another
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as in adultery
lack of faithfulness especially to one's husband or wife
the falsity of Guinevere usually figures prominently in medieval and modern tellings of the legend of King Arthur
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as in treachery
the act or fact of violating the trust or confidence of another
despite being offered a fortune to spill the president's secrets, the trusted aide declared that he'd sooner die than be guilty of such falsity
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as in deception
the quality or state of being false
the falsity of Columbus's estimate of the earth's circumference was pretty much demonstrated when he made a head-on collision with the western hemisphere
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Recent Examples of falsity
This revealed the falsity of the situation.
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Heidi Kleinsmith Salter,
Christian Science Monitor,
8 Oct. 2025
Plaintiff will, therefore, never be able to establish the Defendants acted with knowing falsity in publishing the Article.
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Jim Dobson,
Forbes.com,
14 Aug. 2025
NewsNation is accused of amplifying the allegations despite knowing or recklessly disregarding their falsity.
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Demicia Inman,
VIBE.com,
12 Aug. 2025
My brief in the case points out a number of those falsities.
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Peter Aitken,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for falsity
Heidi Kleinsmith Salter,
Christian Science Monitor,
8 Oct. 2025
Plaintiff will, therefore, never be able to establish the Defendants acted with knowing falsity in publishing the Article.
—
Jim Dobson,
Forbes.com,
14 Aug. 2025
NewsNation is accused of amplifying the allegations despite knowing or recklessly disregarding their falsity.
—
Demicia Inman,
VIBE.com,
12 Aug. 2025
My brief in the case points out a number of those falsities.
—
Peter Aitken,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for falsity
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By chance, Rhaena arrives at the Gullet on dragonback just in time to make the same hubristic mistake as her sister and her cousin, all suffering from the delusion that the war needs them.
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Schizoaffective disorder is a mental health condition that is marked by a mix of schizophrenia symptoms, such as hallucinations and delusions, and mood disorder symptoms, such as depression, mania and a milder form of mania called hypomania, according to the Mayo Clinic.
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The lawsuit alleges that this was a lie and that neither of LeVota’s tax plans were created at the direction of the state.
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Well, the first principle to embrace is work-life balance is a lie.
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The filings alleged adultery as the reason behind the divorce.
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Public opinion is against adultery.
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Peacock’s adventures in treachery The Traitors was the top dog, scoring five prizes including Best Competition Series and Best Host for Alan Cumming.
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Upon learning of Ava’s treachery, Deborah HOWLS.
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So, that's a kind of deception.
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The county argues the grand jury fundamentally misunderstood what happened before the explosion, saying its investigation relied on speculation instead of evidence and wrongly blamed county officials for a criminal enterprise prosecutors say was built on years of deception.
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The result is a heartfelt, chaotic, and wildly funny story about friendship, family, fame, and the messy line between myth and reality.
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The outsize failings of the men in power demand a grand reimagining of the consequences of those failings, and Helen of Nowhere offers up, exhilaratingly and naughtily, a myth for the man who needs to be shuffled offstage one way or another.
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One tree may have even witnessed the grisly moment told of in tall tales, which gave Hangman's Gulch its name, but sadly, the tree recently died and had to be cut down for the safety of trail users.
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China has two films in the main competition, the 2025 $215m box office hit Nobody by Shui Yu, and Tana, a contemporary tale about a young woman who leaves Shanghai to support her ailing father in Inner Mongolia.
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Following the news breaking, rumors of infidelity on both sides began circulating on social media.
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The Apartment is a daring dissection of toxicity in the story of an insurance clerk (Jack Lemmon) who lets his co-workers use his apartment to support their infidelity.
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“Falsity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/falsity. Accessed 26 Jun. 2026.
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