untrue
Americanadjective
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not true, as to a person or a cause, to fact, or to a standard.
- Synonyms:
- erroneous, unfounded, groundless
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unfaithful; false.
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incorrect or inaccurate.
adjective
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incorrect or false
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disloyal
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diverging from a rule, standard, or measure; inaccurate
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of untrue
before 1050; Middle English untrewe, Old English un ( ge ) trēowe; see un- 1, true
Example Sentences
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Untrue claims flood comment sections alleging medical debt can’t affect your credit.
From MarketWatch • Jan. 23, 2026
Things fell into place when Leland went to see Linus and Joseph's previous show, Diana: The Untold and Untrue Story, in Edinburgh.
From BBC • Nov. 17, 2023
That old saying, “Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me”? Untrue.
From Seattle Times • Oct. 3, 2022
Monty Python’s Life of Graham “A Liar’s Autobiography” comes with the cumbersome, apparently factual and generally unhelpful subtitle “The Untrue Story of Monty Python’s Graham Chapman.”
From New York Times • Nov. 9, 2012
Up the lurid passes of dreams that kill, Through the twisting maze of the great Untrue, The Lion followeth the fainting will— And the Lamb—He followeth too.
From Eyes of Youth A Book of Verse by Padraic Colum, Shane Leslie, A.O. by Various
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