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false
(f/O/ls )

adjective (a)

  • not in accordance with the fact or reality or actuality(adj.all)
    Example:
    Gave false testimony under oath.
    False tales of bravery.
    Antonym:
    true
    source: wordnet30
  • Uttering falsehood; unveracious; given to deceit; dishnest; as, a false witness.(adjective)
    source: webster1913

adverb (r)

adjective satellite (s)

  • arising from error(adj.all)
    Example:
    A false assumption.
    Synonym:
    mistaken
    source: wordnet30
  • erroneous and usually accidental(adj.all)
    Example:
    A false start.
    A false alarm.
    source: wordnet30
  • deliberately deceptive(adj.all)
    Example:
    False pretenses.
    source: wordnet30
  • inappropriate to reality or facts(adj.all)
    Example:
    False hopes.
    Synonym:
    delusive
    source: wordnet30
  • not genuine or real; being an imitation of the genuine article(adj.all)
    Example:
    False teeth.
    Synonym:
    fake, faux, imitation, simulated
    source: wordnet30
  • designed to deceive(adj.all)
    Example:
    A suitcase with a false bottom.
    source: wordnet30
  • inaccurate in pitch(adj.all)
    Example:
    A false (or sour) note.
    Synonym:
    off-key, sour
    source: wordnet30
  • adopted in order to deceive(adj.all)
    Synonym:
    assumed, fictitious, fictive, pretended, put on, sham
    source: wordnet30
  • (used especially of persons) not dependable in devotion or affection; unfaithful(adj.all)
    Example:
    A false friend.
    Synonym:
    untrue
    source: wordnet30

verb (v)

  • To report falsely; to falsify.(verb)
    source: webster1913
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