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untruthful

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of untruthful

1 not being in agreement with what is true

  • an unintentionally untruthful statement that the candidate later corrected
Synonyms of untruthful

erroneous, false, inaccurate, incorrect, inexact, invalid, off, unsound, untrue, wrong
Words Related to untruthful

counterfactual

specious, spurious

deceptive, delusive, delusory, distorted, fallacious, fictitious, illusory, misleading

amiss, askew, awry

deceitful, dishonest, fraudulent, lying, mendacious

unconfirmed, unproven, untested

fabricated, invented, made-up, trumped-up
Phrases Synonymous with untruthful

off base
Near Antonyms of untruthful

confirmed, demonstrated, established, proven, tested

faultless, flawless, impeccable, letter-perfect, perfect
Antonyms of untruthful

accurate, correct, errorless, exact, factual, precise, proper, right, sound, true, valid, veracious

2 telling or containing lies

  • the political action committee was slammed for spreading untruthful smears about the candidate and his wife
Synonyms of untruthful

dishonest, lying, mendacious
Words Related to untruthful

erroneous, fallacious, false, misleading, untrue

double-dealing, hypocrite, hypocritical, insincere, mealymouthed, smooth-tongued, two-faced

perjurious
Near Antonyms of untruthful

candid, open, plainspoken, straightforward

earnest, sincere, true

conscientious, moral, principled, scrupulous

dependable, reliable, trustable, trustworthy, trusty

decent, ethical, honorable, just, respectable, righteous, right-minded, straight, upright, upstanding, virtuous
Antonyms of untruthful

honest, truthful, veracious

Synonym Discussion of untruthful

dishonest, deceitful, mendacious, untruthful mean unworthy of trust or belief. dishonest implies a willful perversion of truth in order to deceive, cheat, or defraud.
    • a swindle usually involves two dishonest people
deceitful usually implies an intent to mislead and commonly suggests a false appearance or double-dealing.
    • the secret affairs of a deceitful spouse
mendacious may suggest bland or even harmlessly mischievous deceit and when used of people often suggests a habit of telling untruths.
    • mendacious tales of adventure
untruthful stresses a discrepancy between what is said and fact or reality.
    • an untruthful account of their actions

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