trumped-up

[truhmpt-uhp] / ˈtrʌmptˈʌp /

ADJECTIVE

made up

Synonyms

WEAK

bogus concocted cooked-up deceitful devised dishonest fabricated fake false falsified fictitious fishy framed fraudulent imaginary incorrect invalid invented lying made up misleading phony sham unfounded unsound untrue

trumped up

ADJECTIVE

made up

Synonyms

WEAK

bogus concocted cooked up cooked-up deceitful devised dishonest fabricated fake false falsified fictitious fishy framed fraudulent imaginary incorrect invalid invented lying made up misleading phony sham unfounded unsound untrue

Example Sentences

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A few years ago, my godfather was jailed on trumped-up “anticonversion” charges.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 12, 2026

But I am frustrated as a medical doctor that a complex issue like fertility—and the trumped-up threat of small penises and “population collapse”—was hijacked without scientific merit as the main argument against plastic.

From Slate • Apr. 16, 2026

Mark Li, 60, had been held in China since September 2016 on what activists say were trumped-up spying charges.

From BBC • Nov. 27, 2024

Instead, they were arrested on trumped-up obscenity charges and subjected to expensive litigation before the case against them was thrown out for lack of evidence.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2024

Soon after, the Gestapo arrested Burger on trumped-up charges.

From Nazi Saboteurs by Samantha Seiple

trumped-up

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