untrue

[uhn-troo]

adjective

untruer, untruest 

1. not true, as to a person or a cause, to fact, or to a standard.

   Synonyms: erroneous, unfounded, groundless

2. unfaithful; false.

3. incorrect or inaccurate.

untrue

/ ʌnˈtruː /

adjective

1. incorrect or false

2. disloyal

3. diverging from a rule, standard, or measure; inaccurate

Other Word Forms

• untruly adverb
• untrueness noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of untrue¹

before 1050; Middle English untrewe, Old English un ( ge ) trēowe; un- ¹, true

Example Sentences

"Suggestions that the government concealed evidence, withdrew witnesses, or restricted the ability of witnesses to draw on particular bits of evidence are all untrue," he said.

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They say Mas'ud's version of events is implausible and untrue, and argue that the contents of the statement can be corroborated by reliable independent evidence gathered over many years.

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Number 10's press secretary said on Monday "the suggestion that the government withheld evidence, withdrew witnesses or restricted the ability of a witness to draw on a particular bit of evidence are all untrue".

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Number 10's press secretary said "the suggestion that the government withheld evidence, withdrew witnesses or restricted the ability of a witness to draw on a particular bit of evidence are all untrue".

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He cheerily repeated this in the media, which might have been forgivable if it had been true, but results showed that it was demonstrably untrue.

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Related Words

• apocryphal 
• deceptive 
• distorted 
• erroneous 
• false 
• fictitious 
• inaccurate 
• incorrect 
• misleading 
• mistaken 
• specious 
• spurious 
• unfaithful 
• unsound 
• untruthful 
• wrong