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false
- pronunciation:
- fawls
- parts of speech:
- adjective, adverb
- phrases:
- play someone false
| part of speech: |
adjective |
| inflections: |
falser, falsest |
| definition 1: |
untrue or incorrect.
"The earth is flat" is a false statement.- synonyms:
- incorrect, mendacious, untrue, untruthful, wrong
- antonyms:
- correct, true
- similar words:
- apocryphal, erroneous, inaccurate, mistaken
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| definition 2: |
deliberately untrue or deceptive.
He made a false statement to the police.- synonyms:
- mendacious, untrue, untruthful
- antonyms:
- truthful
- similar words:
- deceitful, deceptive, dishonest
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| definition 3: |
disloyal or treacherous.
a false patriot- synonyms:
- disloyal, false-hearted, treacherous
- antonyms:
- true
- similar words:
- deceitful, double-dealing, perfidious, recreant, traitorous, unfaithful, untrue
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| definition 4: |
not genuine; fake or artificial.
false pearls- synonyms:
- artificial, fake
- antonyms:
- natural, real, sincere, unaffected
- similar words:
- apocryphal, counterfeit, imitation, mock, phony, sham, shoddy, synthetic
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| definition 5: |
based on mistaken ideas or perceptions.
a false impression of her abilities- synonyms:
- erroneous, mistaken
- antonyms:
- correct, true
- similar words:
- fallacious, inaccurate, unsound
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| definition 6: |
used temporarily as a substitute, supplement, or representation in construction.
false storefronts in a film set- similar words:
- imitation
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| related words: |
amiss, bogus, empty, fictitious, illogical, insincere, meretricious, mimic, quack, shifty, theatrical, two-faced |
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| part of speech: |
adverb |
| definition: |
dishonestly or disloyally.
- synonyms:
- dishonestly, disloyally
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| phrase: |
play someone false |
| derivations: |
falsely (adv.), falseness (n.) |
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