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
The conduct of Defendants in publishing these false statements about Taylor, with knowledge of their falsity, for the express purpose of harming Taylor was intentional and despicable.
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Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 1 Aug. 2025
Often a gallery was filled with exaggerations, with falsities.
—Literary Hub, 14 July 2025
Some Americans recognize the lies’ falsity but have decided that some things—their own tribe, their vision for the country—are simply more important than truth.
—Megan Garber, The Atlantic, 29 Apr. 2025
The vaunted single take is, more often than not, actually a falsity, fabricated by clever edits or preening, doing nothing alchemical to the script at hand.
—Doreen St. Félix, The New Yorker, 22 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for falsity
Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 1 Aug. 2025
Often a gallery was filled with exaggerations, with falsities.
—Literary Hub, 14 July 2025
Some Americans recognize the lies’ falsity but have decided that some things—their own tribe, their vision for the country—are simply more important than truth.
—Megan Garber, The Atlantic, 29 Apr. 2025
The vaunted single take is, more often than not, actually a falsity, fabricated by clever edits or preening, doing nothing alchemical to the script at hand.
—Doreen St. Félix, The New Yorker, 22 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for falsity
Noun
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An overly tired new mother shared how postpartum delusion left her confusing her newborn with her pet in a viral video.—
Liz O'Connell,
MSNBC Newsweek,
2 Sep. 2025
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On the other hand, engaging in serious talk about a delusion and intensifying the delusion ought to be a no-go for the AI.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
2 Sep. 2025
Noun
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And then everything else about the money is just another lie.—
Baz Bamigboye,
Deadline,
2 Sep. 2025
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It is entirely based on Hamas’s campaign of lies and the laundering of those lies by others.—
Jesus Mesa,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Sep. 2025
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In addition, Swazi law has a different definition of adultery for men and for women.—
The Editors,
JSTOR Daily,
15 Aug. 2025
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Certain artistic genres were employed to publicize and critique changes to laws regarding adultery and divorce.—
Smithsonian Magazine,
Smithsonian Magazine,
29 July 2025
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When does compromise become treachery or defeat?—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 Sep. 2025
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Could Juno be behind this treachery, as payback for David destroying her spy corporation and for changing his oldest daughter into a killer?—
Demetrius Patterson,
HollywoodReporter,
27 Aug. 2025
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Interestingly, men, not women, were more open to benevolent deception.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
1 Sep. 2025
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The movie, with Baranov as its scoundrel tour guide, works its way through some of 21st century Russia’s greatest hits of deception.—
Owen Gleiberman,
Variety,
31 Aug. 2025
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Getting Started With Beginning Meditation Steps Plenty of obstacles and myths abound that can keep you from taking the first step to meditate.—
Bryan Robinson,
Forbes.com,
6 Sep. 2025
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Inadequate medical advice can lead to injury, burnout or premature retirement from sports, and the persistent myth that pregnancy is an athletic liability can discourage sponsorships and media coverage.—
Starre Vartan,
CNN Money,
5 Sep. 2025
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Some versions of the tale hold that the song's name came from a stripper Roth knew.—
Jamie L. LaReau,
USA Today,
1 Sep. 2025
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Corbis via Getty Images Father Mother Sister Brother is the hilariously bleak Jim Jarmusch’s offering to the global archive of family tales, this one in triptych form, each family vignette set in a different country.—
Guy Martin,
Forbes.com,
1 Sep. 2025
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For many couples, infidelity is a nonnegotiable breach of trust, never to be forgiven.—
Stephanie Zacharek,
Time,
4 Sep. 2025
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The second season saw the #MomTok group dissipate with Taylor Frankie Paul’s infidelity and the drama with his mistress Jenna.—
Peter White,
Deadline,
28 Aug. 2025
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“Falsity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/falsity. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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