untrue

adjective

ˌən-ˈtrü How to pronounce untrue (audio)
Definition of untruenext
1
as in erroneous
not being in agreement with what is true "the sky is purple" is an untrue statement

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2
as in false
not true in one's allegiance to someone or something untrue to his country in its time of need

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Recent Examples of untrue Platner has repeatedly called those allegations of violence untrue. — ABC News, 7 June 2026 The caller told them a family member had been detained, which was untrue, and demanded money for legal expenses. — Kassia Bonesteel, CBS News, 4 June 2026 The first is that the task of governance, always hard, gets harder when true and untrue information is fired from every cellphone tower and when the public has no political memory to speak of. — Nathan Heller, New Yorker, 1 June 2026 The White House said the report is untrue. — Kevin Liptak, CNN Money, 27 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for untrue
Recent Examples of Synonyms for untrue
  1. erroneous
  2. false
  3. inaccurate
  4. traitorous
  5. incorrect
  6. unreliable
  7. wrong
Adjective
  • Another problem was an erroneous assumption about the longevity of fillers.
    — James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 15 July 2026
  • In addition, the trial judge gave the jury erroneous instructions, the appeals court ruled.
    — David Hilzenrath, USA Today, 2 July 2026
Definition of erroneous
Adjective
  • Judge Ranjan identified several problems with MET’s claims, including MET’s allegation that UA engaged in false advertising by portraying Celliant as having the FDA’s blessing.
    — Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 15 July 2026
  • Coney Barrett shared her experience bringing home a bulletproof vest and having her house swatted, or subject to false police reports.
    — Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune, 15 July 2026
Definition of false
Adjective
  • The ruling said Durnell’s claim would require a warning that the EPA did not require – but information counter to EPA’s conclusions is by definition inaccurate.
    — Sarah J. Morath, The Conversation, 2 July 2026
  • They’re also designed to be agreeable and can reinforce a user’s beliefs, even if those beliefs are inaccurate.
    — Kathleen Peddicord, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026
Definition of inaccurate
Adjective
  • And at the very center of Hell is Satan himself, the traitorous Archangel Lucifer, depicted as a monstrous creature with wings and three heads.
    — Keith Cooper, Space.com, 11 May 2026
  • Russell fabricates a lie with the rest of the villains, and the heroes believe it, despite a warning from one traitorous tribemate.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 5 Dec. 2025
Definition of traitorous
Adjective
  • Inspectors also noticed that cold foods were being held at incorrect temperatures, according to the report.
    — Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 July 2026
  • In the suit, they are referred to as a guidance counselor and principal, which the school district’s attorneys claim is incorrect.
    — Austin Horn July 14, Miami Herald, 14 July 2026
Definition of incorrect
Adjective
  • Voters are paying for aging, dirty and unreliable coal plants that often aren’t even running or working.
    — David Kieve, Time, 10 July 2026
  • When buses are slow and unreliable, those burdens fall disproportionately on these communities.
    — Mike Flynn, New York Daily News, 9 July 2026
Definition of unreliable
Adjective
  • Under rules brought in for the World Cup, the reviewable decisions and incidents now include mistaken identity when the referee shows a yellow or red card but clearly penalises the wrong player of either team.
    — Stuart James, New York Times, 12 July 2026
  • Even when Romanzy goes off on how stupid and ugly Caleb is — and gossips that his parents abandoned him because something must be wrong with him — Mary goes along with it.
    — Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 11 July 2026
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