false

[ fawls ]

/ fɔls /

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adjective, fals·er, fals·est.

not true or correct; erroneous: a false statement.

uttering or declaring what is untrue: a false witness.

not faithful or loyal; treacherous: a false friend.

tending to deceive or mislead; deceptive: a false impression.

not genuine; counterfeit.

based on mistaken, erroneous, or inconsistent impressions, ideas, or facts: false pride.

used as a substitute or supplement, especially temporarily: false supports for a bridge.

Biology. having a superficial resemblance to something that properly bears the name: the false acacia.

not properly, accurately, or honestly made, done, or adjusted: a false balance.

inaccurate in pitch, as a musical note.

adverb

dishonestly; faithlessly; treacherously: Did he speak false against me?

Idioms for false

play someone false, to betray someone; be treacherous or faithless.

Origin of false

before 1000; Middle English, Old English fals < Latin falsus feigned, false, orig. past participle of fallere to deceive; reinforced by or reborrowed from Anglo-French, Old French fals, feminine false < Latin

SYNONYMS FOR false

1 mistaken, incorrect, wrong, untrue.

2 untruthful, lying, mendacious.

3 insincere, hypocritical, disingenuous, disloyal, unfaithful, inconstant, perfidious, traitorous.

4 misleading, fallacious.

5 artificial, spurious, bogus, forged. False, sham, counterfeit agree in referring to something that is not genuine. False is used mainly of imitations of concrete objects; it sometimes implies an intent to deceive: false teeth; false hair. Sham is rarely used of concrete objects and usually has the suggestion of intent to deceive: sham title; sham tears. Counterfeit always has the implication of cheating; it is used particularly of spurious imitation of coins, paper money, etc.

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OTHER WORDS FROM false

false·ly, adverb false·ness, noun half-false, adjective qua·si-false, adjective

qua·si-false·ly, adverb

Words nearby false

fallow, fallow deer, falls, fallujah, falmouth, false, false acacia, false alarm, false aloe, false anemia, false aneurysm

Example sentences from the Web for falsely

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In fact, far more men are not held accountable for sexual assault than are falsely accused of it.

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In the case of a falsely reassuring prenatal test, there are two possibilities for a lawsuit against a health practitioner.

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This is the problem facing the Halls and anyone else who receives a falsely reassuring result on a prenatal test.

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She was riding in the van when Isaias falsely decided that she was pregnant.

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Afghanistan has very little more, though some falsely count fourteen millions.

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Truly she would then in all reason be falsely called Justice, were she to consort with a man all-daring in his soul.

Prometheus Bound and Seven Against Thebes |Aeschylus
Behold, I am silent: for what need is there that, falsely speaking, I add shamelessness to misfortune?

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Still, from the little I had seen of them, I did not think that they would have been guilty of falsely accusing a shipmate.

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The rich were falsely accused of social wrong-doing; they were by no means responsible for poverty.

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British Dictionary definitions for falsely

false

/ (fɔːls) /

adjective

not in accordance with the truth or facts

irregular or invalid a false start

untruthful or lying a false account

not genuine, real, or natural; artificial; fake false eyelashes

being or intended to be misleading or deceptive a false rumour

disloyal or treacherous a false friend

based on mistaken or irrelevant ideas or facts false pride; a false argument

(prenominal) (esp of plants) superficially resembling the species specified false hellebore

serving to supplement or replace, often temporarily a false keel

music

(of a note, interval, etc) out of tune
(of the interval of a perfect fourth or fifth) decreased by a semitone
(of a cadence) interrupted or imperfect

adverb

in a false or dishonest manner (esp in the phrase play (someone) false)

Derived forms of false

falsely, adverb falseness, noun

Word Origin for false

Old English fals, from Latin falsus, from fallere to deceive

Idioms and Phrases with falsely

false

In addition to the idioms beginning with false

false alarm
false colors
false start
false step

also see:

lull into (false sense of security)
play false
ring false

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