FALSITY Synonyms: 138 Similar and Opposite Words

falsity

noun

ˈfȯl-sə-tē

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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truth
verity

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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Examples of falsity in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Moderators Jake Tapper and Dana Bash did not correct falsities live on air. —

Avery Lotz, Axios, 21 Sep. 2024 In order to clear his name and obtain a public determination of the falsity of Variety’s allegations, Coppola has brought this case. —

Lawrence Yee, Peoplemag, 12 Sep. 2024 The judge repeatedly rejected the defense team's attempt to highlight falsities related to Dominion Voting Systems machines, though Peters' attorney suggested without evidence that the CIA was involved in the case against his client. —

John Frank, Axios, 12 Aug. 2024 The authors argue that leaders need to understand two core problems of LLMs before adopting them company-wide: 1) their persistent ability to produce convincing falsities and 2) the likely long-term negative effects of using LLMs on employees and internal processes. —

Ben Waber nathanael J. Fast, Harvard Business Review, 8 Jan. 2024 See all Example Sentences for falsity

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