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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
There is a really harmful and untrue stereotype that bisexual men are actually just gay men.
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Jennifer Maas, Variety, 29 Jan. 2026
What’s more, the administration’s accounts of ICE’s actions have repeatedly proved untrue.
—Jonathan Chait, The Atlantic, 22 Jan. 2026
That does not mean the allegations are untrue.
—Steve Fryer, Oc Register, 22 Jan. 2026
While that’s not exactly untrue, the Mets’ struggles to hit with runners on base last season became a problem.
—Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 21 Jan. 2026
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Jennifer Maas, Variety, 29 Jan. 2026
What’s more, the administration’s accounts of ICE’s actions have repeatedly proved untrue.
—Jonathan Chait, The Atlantic, 22 Jan. 2026
That does not mean the allegations are untrue.
—Steve Fryer, Oc Register, 22 Jan. 2026
While that’s not exactly untrue, the Mets’ struggles to hit with runners on base last season became a problem.
—Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 21 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for untrue
Adjective
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Cubs and White Sox pitchers and catchers are working out in Arizona at the start of spring training, but unless Sox general manager Chris Getz says something erroneous again, nothing much is expected to happen until the Cactus League schedule begins Friday.—
Paul Sullivan,
Chicago Tribune,
15 Feb. 2026
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Congress foolishly downsized that number in the 1980s and ’90s on the erroneous belief that more doctors would encourage unnecessary health care consumption.—
Betsy McCaughey,
Boston Herald,
8 Feb. 2026
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After chasing thousands of leads and pursuing several false confessions, investigators arrested the four men in 1999.—
Greg Wehner,
FOXNews.com,
20 Feb. 2026
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This becomes, like the false premises of a rom-com relationship, the dirt between the gears of their dynamic.—
Jackson McHenry,
Vulture,
20 Feb. 2026
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Asked about now-unavailable data and information, a spokesman for Kennedy said the premise of the Associated Press’ inquiry was flawed and relied on selective and inaccurate characterizations.—
Mike Stobbe,
Los Angeles Times,
18 Feb. 2026
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Heathcliff, too, benefits from some delightfully inaccurate outfitting.—
Madeline Hirsch,
InStyle,
17 Feb. 2026
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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
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That video drew the ire of President Donald Trump, who deemed it traitorous.—
Mike Wall,
Space.com,
25 Nov. 2025
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The defendants argued that Rashada had provided an incorrect retelling of events and maintained there was no deal.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
18 Feb. 2026
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An earlier version of this story had an incorrect spelling for the last name of Russ Hamilton.—
Miriam Fauzia,
Dallas Morning News,
18 Feb. 2026
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Paul Gorton acts as Vernon’s unreliable tour guide.—
John Hopewell,
Variety,
18 Feb. 2026
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In place of unreliable zippers that can snag or break easily, this hardshell suitcase uses secure, convenient latches.—
Caroline Hughes,
Travel + Leisure,
17 Feb. 2026
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Now Rubio was telling liberal centrist foreign leaders that their entire outlook was wrong, echoing the far-right populist opponents who might well unseat them in upcoming elections.—
Nick Paton Walsh,
CNN Money,
15 Feb. 2026
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And so the custodians became irate when photographs emerged of the actor Sarah Pidgeon, who plays Bessette in Murphy’s show, looking all wrong on set.—
Doreen St. Félix,
New Yorker,
14 Feb. 2026
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“Untrue.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/untrue. Accessed 22 Feb. 2026.
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