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falsify

[fawl-suh-fahy] / ˈfɔl sə faɪ /
VERB
alter, misrepresent
Synonyms
STRONGEST
contradict contravene counterfeit deceive distort exaggerate fake forge misstate pervert tamper with
STRONG
adulterate belie change color con contort cook deny doctor embroider equivocate fib garble gloss lie misquote palter prevaricate promote salt traverse twist warp
WEAK
deacon dress up fake it four-flush frame up phony up put on an act trump up
Antonyms
STRONGEST
agree approve be honest
STRONG
clean explain hurt purify represent straighten tell the truth

Example Sentences

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President Emmanuel Macron on Wednesday said that it was "intolerable" that the revision books for the French school leavers' exam, the baccalaureat, "falsify the facts" about the "terrorist and antisemitic attacks by Hamas".

From Barron's • Jan. 16, 2026

Maisa Rojas, Chile's environment minister, told the BBC: "The science is very clear. It is very important not to falsify the truth."

From BBC • Nov. 6, 2025

So he allegedly coordinated with AlHusseini to falsify financial records and inflate AlHusseini’s worth by tens of millions of dollars.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 14, 2025

Why else would he have bothered to falsify them?

From Slate • May 29, 2024

I know that Walter is the man who oversees the theater, who helps falsify papers for the children in the crèche.

From "Girl in the Blue Coat" by Monica Hesse

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.