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

• untrueness noun
• untruly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of untrue¹

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

Example Sentences

He called it an “epidemic” that is “running rampant,” which is untrue.

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This story was found to be "utterly untrue", Prescott said, saying this was a "dreadful thing to have put out".

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As well as showing fake bank statements to Earl Spencer, the book highlights a series of lurid and untrue claims Bashir made to him about the Royal Family, including the then Prince Charles.

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The group said the complaints had come from activists "making untrue and misguided claims about us, our music and the album artwork of guest performer Zohara".

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To say there was no fun in it would be untrue; on the other hand, she had no wish to make it a habit.

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Related Words

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