| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | wrong |
| Synonyms: | counterfactual, erroneous, false, faulty, flawed, imprecise, improper, inaccurate, inappropriate, inexact, mistaken, not trustworthy, out*, specious, unfitting, unreliable, unseemly, unsound, unsuitable, untrue, way off, wide of the mark, wrong number |
| Antonyms: | correct, right, true |
| Main Entry: | invalid |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | worthless; unfounded |
| Synonyms: | bad, baseless, fallacious, false, ill-founded, illogical, inoperative, irrational, mad, not binding, not working, nugatory, null, null and void, reasonless, sophistic, unreasonable, unreasoned, unscientific, unsound, untrue, void, wrong |
| Antonyms: | sound, valid, worthwhile, worthy |
| Main Entry: | libelous |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | derogatory |
| Synonyms: | aspersive, backbiting, calumniatory, calumnious, contumelious, debasing, defamatory, depreciative, detracting, detractory, disparaging, false, injurious, invidious, malevolent, malicious, maligning, opprobrious, pejorative, sarcastic, scurrilous, traducing, untrue, vilifying, vituperative |
| Antonyms: | complimentary, praising |
| Main Entry: | made-up |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | invented mentally |
| Synonyms: | fabricated, false, fictional, imaginary, make-believe, mythical, prepared, specious, trumped-up, unreal, untrue |
| Antonyms: | original, real, true |
| Main Entry: | mendacious |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | dishonest |
| Synonyms: | deceitful, deceptive, duplicitous, equivocating, erroneous, fallacious, false, fibbing, fraudulent, insincere, lying, paltering, perfidious, perjured, prevaricating, shifty, spurious, untrue, untruthful, wrong |
| Antonyms: | frank, honest, sincere, truthful |
| Main Entry: | mistaken |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | wrong, incorrect |
| Synonyms: | all wet, at fault, barking up wrong tree, confounded, confused, confused with, deceived, deluded, duped, erroneous, fallacious, false, faulty, fooled, ill-advised, illogical, inaccurate, inappropriate, misconstrued, misguided, misinformed, misinterpreting, misjudging, misled, misunderstanding, off base, off track, tricked, unadvised, under wrong impression, unfounded, unreal, unsound, untrue, warranted, way off, wide of mark, wrong number, wrongly identified |
| Antonyms: | correct, exact, fair, just, precise, right, sound, true |
| Main Entry: | mythical/mythological |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | make-believe, fairy-tale |
| Synonyms: | allegorical, chimerical, created, fabled, fabricated, fabulous, false, fanciful, fantasy, fictitious, fictive, folkloric, imaginary, invented, legendary, made-up, mythic, nonexistent, pretended, storied, supposititious, traditional, unreal, untrue, visionary, whimsical |
| Antonyms: | factual, historical, real, true |
| Main Entry: | scandalous |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | disreputable |
| Synonyms: | atrocious, backbiting, calumnious, crying, defamatory, desperate, detracting, detractive, disgraceful, gossiping, heinous, ignominious, infamous, libelous, maligning, monstrous, odious, opprobrious, outrageous, red hot, scurrilous, shameful, shocking, slanderous, traducing, unseemly, untrue, vilifying |
| Antonyms: | proper, reputable, respected |
| Main Entry: | sham |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | artificial, counterfeit |
| Synonyms: | adulterated, affected, assumed, bogus*, dummy, ersatz*, fake, false, feigned, fictitious, forged, fraudulent, imitation, lying, make-believe, misleading, mock, phony, plaster, pretend, pretended, pseudo*, simulated, so-called, spurious, substitute, synthetic, untrue |
| Antonyms: | real, true |