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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Untrue claims flood comment sections alleging medical debt can’t affect your credit.
From MarketWatch • Jan. 23, 2026
Things fell into place when Leland went to see Linus and Joseph's previous show, Diana: The Untold and Untrue Story, in Edinburgh.
From BBC • Nov. 17, 2023
That old saying, “Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me”? Untrue.
From Seattle Times • Oct. 3, 2022
Untrue, Mr. Callaghan said, although he also said he avoided the pub when Mr. Lloyd was bartending.
From New York Times • Nov. 28, 2020
True are my thoughts because they never flit, Untrue my thoughts because they me betrayed; Blind are my eyes because in clouds I sit, Not blind my eyes because I looks obeyed.
From Elizabethan Sonnet Cycles Phillis - Licia by Crow, Martha Foote
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