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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
Also, what Slade says is objectively untrue.
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Brian Moylan, Vulture, 10 Oct. 2025
Pushed to extremes While footage and photographs of starving Palestinians in Gaza have horrified audiences abroad, inside Israel they have been dismissed by many as manipulated or untrue.
—Zeena Saifi, CNN Money, 5 Oct. 2025
Even so, the theory that nuclear families are the saving grace for Black children reigns supreme, albeit untrue.
—Meagan Jordan, Rolling Stone, 3 Oct. 2025
Even in cases where the accusations are untrue, the people caught in the campaigns have faced harassment, threats and lasting fallout, a pattern that experts say is unlikely to change.
—Mary Spicuzza, jsonline.com, 25 Sep. 2025
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Brian Moylan, Vulture, 10 Oct. 2025
Pushed to extremes While footage and photographs of starving Palestinians in Gaza have horrified audiences abroad, inside Israel they have been dismissed by many as manipulated or untrue.
—Zeena Saifi, CNN Money, 5 Oct. 2025
Even so, the theory that nuclear families are the saving grace for Black children reigns supreme, albeit untrue.
—Meagan Jordan, Rolling Stone, 3 Oct. 2025
Even in cases where the accusations are untrue, the people caught in the campaigns have faced harassment, threats and lasting fallout, a pattern that experts say is unlikely to change.
—Mary Spicuzza, jsonline.com, 25 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for untrue
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Engineers outfitted the device with a heater to melt ice in the winter, a customization that should improve accuracy during Arizona’s freeze-thaw cycles that have long created erroneous measurements.—
Hayleigh Evans,
AZCentral.com,
2 Oct. 2025
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Vedra and other debt law experts said a high rate of default judgments indicates a system that favors the pursuers over the pursued — and increases the chances someone will be harmed by an erroneous bill.—
Rae Ellen Bichell,
Fortune,
29 Sep. 2025
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Meanwhile, Tesla is still fighting a false advertising lawsuit from California's DMV.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
18 Oct. 2025
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And that’s really false advertising.—
Alex Crippen,
CNBC,
18 Oct. 2025
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The Big 12 did not clarify which part of Leipold's statement was inaccurate.—
Ryan Morik,
FOXNews.com,
15 Oct. 2025
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But Johnson and other GOP leaders have repeatedly said Democrats want to extend Affordable Care Act and Medicaid benefits to countless undocumented immigrants, which is inaccurate.—
Zachary Schermele,
USA Today,
9 Oct. 2025
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Clarisse looks intimidating climbing out of a boat, as does Bushnell’s traitorous Luke, who wields a sharp-looking knife.—
Dessi Gomez,
Deadline,
24 July 2025
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There's a delicious whodunit aspect to it, too, as the list of five potentially traitorous suspects includes the operative's own high-profile wife (Cate Blanchett).—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
4 July 2025
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That’s not entirely incorrect; Hellebuyck has been closer to league-average than Hart-caliber thus far.—
Sean Gentille,
New York Times,
17 Oct. 2025
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Scientists, meteorologists, and other branches of the federal government say these assertions are largely incorrect.—
Stephanie Armour,
CNN Money,
16 Oct. 2025
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The casting of Goth in dual roles as both Victor’s mother and Elizabeth further contributes to the unreliable narration.—
Clayton Davis,
Variety,
17 Oct. 2025
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Perhaps most importantly for Beijing, the overuse of export restrictions could reinforce perceptions of China as an unreliable supplier, undermining Beijing’s efforts to position itself as a force for stability in the global economy.—
Lizzi C. Lee,
Time,
17 Oct. 2025
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Human nature, however, urges us to do the exact wrong thing.—
Steve Booren,
Denver Post,
19 Oct. 2025
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There's a quote from The Office that's always stuck with me for all the wrong reasons.—
Katherine Polcari,
Southern Living,
19 Oct. 2025
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“Untrue.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/untrue. Accessed 21 Oct. 2025.
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