UNTRUE Synonyms: 121 Similar and Opposite Words

untrue

adjective

ˌən-ˈtrü

Definition of untrue

as in erroneous

not being in agreement with what is true "the sky is purple" is an untrue statement

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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 To have people tearing her down and making hurtful and untrue claims is bad enough but to drag her children into it is just beyond the pale. — Stylecaster Editors, StyleCaster, 14 July 2026 They were initially rumored to make up the album cover, but that proved untrue when Bridgers formally announced Lost Weekend and posted the official glitchy cover art (that was shot by Olof Grind, who also captured Punisher). — Angie Martoccio, Rolling Stone, 6 July 2026 Many of the accusations—that the museum does not celebrate the country enough, that the Founding Fathers are not given significant space—ring as simply untrue for those who know the museum well. — Kelsey Ables, The Atlantic, 6 July 2026 That was quickly proven untrue, and Profumo resigned in disgrace. — Tracy Grant, Encyclopedia Britannica, 26 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for untrue

Recent Examples of Synonyms for untrue

Adjective

Vilified for superstitious or erroneous beliefs, many of these species did not actually compete with people for food or pose other significant dangers.

— Elan Abrell, The Conversation, 22 July 2026
Early details about the cause and source of the nationwide outbreak of cyclosporiasis—and the dangers in not immediately correcting erroneous information about it —is a good example.

— Edward Segal, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026

Definition of erroneous

Adjective

Earlier in July, a senior security source in Tehran told CNN that the claims of nuclear activities taking place at Pickaxe Mountain were false.

— Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 22 July 2026
Two Charlotte brokers are facing accusations of filing false life insurance applications for profit, according to North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey.

— Mark Price July 22, Charlotte Observer, 22 July 2026

Definition of false

Adjective

Telemachus’ lone contribution is killing Melanthius, the traitorous Ithacan farmhand, thus preventing him from continuing to arm the suitors.

— Marlow Stern, Variety, 17 July 2026
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

Definition of traitorous

Adjective

At the World Cup, there were at least six examples of incorrect or — to be generous — highly dubious interventions that made reasonable on-field decisions worse across the 104 matches.

— Graham Scott, New York Times, 22 July 2026
In September, the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services sent a notice denying her coverage, citing incorrect income information and stating she wasn't disabled, according to Kolosova and state documents reviewed by KFF Health News.

— Rachana Pradhan, NPR, 20 July 2026

Definition of incorrect

Adjective

But analysts question those claims, which come from unreliable private sources and say voting by non-citizens is extraordinarily rare and has never been shown to have affected any American election.

— Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 17 July 2026
Mind reading continues to be an unreliable communication strategy.

— Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 16 July 2026

Definition of unreliable

Adjective

First, the medals were the wrong colour; this was the ‘Bronze Final’ after all.

— Jack Pitt-Brooke, New York Times, 19 July 2026
That turned out to be wrong for a meaningful minority of them, whose brains were generating signals our methods were not sensitive enough to pick up.

— Torie Bosch, STAT, 18 July 2026

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