1
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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2
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.
—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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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
Noun
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Psychosis is a loss of contact with reality that can be characterized by hearing voices and having delusions.—
Sandee LaMotte,
CNN Money,
20 Apr. 2026
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But here’s how bitcoin really become the prototype for all the crypto delusion that followed.—
Owen Gleiberman,
Variety,
20 Apr. 2026
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More than half of that pile lies, waiting, in Evans’ coffers.—
Seth Klamann,
Denver Post,
16 Apr. 2026
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Trump has described Haitian migrants as a threat to the American way of life, including spreading a racist and unfounded lie that Haitians were eating household pets in Springfield, Ohio.—
Alana Wise,
NPR,
16 Apr. 2026
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The Bible teaches that lying, stealing, adultery and coveting your neighbor’s property are sins.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
16 Mar. 2026
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The facile novelty of adultery is its own mask, a sexy way of dressing up a deep, frightened longing for security.—
Sara Holdren,
Vulture,
6 Mar. 2026
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Inflamed by Ratansen’s adviser’s account of Padmavati’s beauty, Alauddin Khalji storms the fortress by treachery rather than valor.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
9 Apr. 2026
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But Bateman's treachery also had a distinctly silly side.—
Ryan Coleman,
Entertainment Weekly,
8 Apr. 2026
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To Elliott, these seemingly minuscule mistakes that were ultimately corrected encapsulate Neon’s deception.—
Winston Cho,
HollywoodReporter,
21 Apr. 2026
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Test your hand-eye coördination and deception skills by maneuvering open windows on your desktop background, answering e-mails and texts and looking at Instagram, all while appearing to be engaged.—
Charles Yu,
New Yorker,
20 Apr. 2026
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Originality is a comforting myth.—
Brian Boucher,
ARTnews.com,
16 Apr. 2026
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Common myths, such as opening windows or hiding in a southwest corner, are false and can increase danger.—
Brandi D. Addison,
USA Today,
15 Apr. 2026
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So does the tale of the tape, which clearly favors New York in its first-round matchup against a pesky Hawks team hoping to pull off an upset.—
Kristian Winfield,
New York Daily News,
17 Apr. 2026
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Dimon delivered a familiar tale that somehow manages to instill calm and panic at the same time.—
Diane Brady,
Fortune,
17 Apr. 2026
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In later years, Lynn described her husband as supportive of her work but also difficult in their personal life, acknowledging struggles that included infidelity and physical abuse.—
Virginia Chamlee,
PEOPLE,
14 Apr. 2026
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In more ways than one, Clark and Carol weren’t alone in their infidelity.—
Alison Herman,
Variety,
13 Apr. 2026
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“Falsity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/falsity. Accessed 22 Apr. 2026.
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