false
adjective
not true or correct; erroneous.
falsely
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a word derived from
false.
Example Sentences
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Three homeowners sued to delay the rollout, arguing they were falsely targeted with tax notices and are scrambling to prove they live there.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 10, 2026
Radio Caroline, a former pirate radio that now mostly plays rock music, apologised in May after airing messages falsely announcing the monarch's death.
From Barron's ● Aug. 10, 2026
Once again, he said, the state was trying to rip away his good name and falsely brand him a killer.
From Salon ● Aug. 10, 2026
The plot reportedly came to light when authorities launched an investigation when a man claimed he had been defrauded by a man falsely presenting himself as a judge.
From BBC ● Aug. 4, 2026
Isaac Dailey, who had been falsely accused by Myers of committing the Pittman murder, explained how Myers had falsely implicated Walter in the Pittman crime.
From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson
