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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"We wish to clarify that the document and information in question do not originate from official sources and are untrue," it said on Telegram.
From Barron's ● Oct. 6, 2026
However, the panel said it "rejected that explanation as untrue".
From BBC ● Sep. 29, 2026
Like I said, there isn’t really much you can do about that, and it isn’t your problem if they want to think untrue things about you.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 28, 2026
“No. We think our work is very important, given all the bad and untrue content there is on the internet.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026
Somebody told me that Bram Guernsey was in the Green Berets, though I tend to think this is untrue.
From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt
And Graham once more snatched her aloft, and she again punished him; and while she pulled his lion's locks, termed him—"The naughtiest, rudest, worst, untruest person that ever was."
From Villette by Charlotte Brontë
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