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
- untrueness noun
- untruly adverb
Etymology
Origin of untrue
before 1050; Middle English untrewe, Old English un ( ge ) trēowe; un- 1, true
Example Sentences
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City of York Council leader Clare Douglas says: "It's totally untrue and it's fake and the problem is that people don't think that's the case."
From BBC
James added that reports of a wider attack, with hackers gaining access to data linked to unreleased Ubisoft games, appeared to be untrue.
From BBC
Reports that the Green Rhino had been vandalized were untrue, workers at the eatery said.
From Los Angeles Times
The newspaper also reported she claimed to have gained an MA from the Institute of Linguistics, which she also admitted was untrue.
From BBC
Students are already using large language models to answer questions about deeper things, and the responses range from the inane to the untrue.
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