untrue

[uhn-troo] / ʌnˈtru /

ADJECTIVE

dishonest

Synonyms

STRONGEST

apocryphal deceptive distorted erroneous false fictitious inaccurate incorrect misleading mistaken specious spurious unfaithful unsound untruthful wrong

WEAK

cheating counterfactual deceitful delusive deviant disloyal dissembling faithless fallacious forsworn hollow imprecise inconstant inexact lying meretricious off out of line perfidious perjured prevaricating recreant sham traitorous treacherous two-faced unloyal untrustworthy wide

Antonyms

STRONGEST

accurate actual authentic correct factual genuine honest just precise real right sound straight true truthful valid

WEAK

faithful

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Speaking to journalists in Finland, where he is attending a security summit, Sir Keir Starmer speculation McSweeney's account could be untrue and the government was involved in a cover-up was wrong.

From BBC

"Secondly, untrue facts are being disseminated on the basis of a one-sided account," it continued.

From BBC

This in turn has facilitated scientific misconduct by a smaller number of scientists untrue to their calling.

From The Wall Street Journal

Ramadan Tent Project said Badenoch's comments were a "gross misrepresentation" of the gathering and "totally untrue".

From BBC

The Board also reserved the right to be able to trigger the suspension at any time in the future if the club makes intentionally untrue declarations.

From BBC

untrue

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