Synonyms for false
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1. falseadjective

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2. falseadjective

   Untrue, not factual, factually incorrect.

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   Antonyms:
   true, real

3. falseadjective

   Based on factually incorrect premises: false legislation

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4. falseadjective

   Spurious, artificial (as in false teeth).

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5. falseadjective

   A state in Boolean logic that indicates a negative result.

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1. false

   That is absurd which is contrary to the first principles of reasoning; as, that a part should be greater than the whole is absurd. A paradoxical statement appears at first thought contradictory or absurd, while it may be really true. Anything is irrational when clearly contrary to sound reason, foolish when contrary to practical good sense, silly when petty and contemptible in its folly, erroneous when containing error that vitiates the result, unreasonable when there seems a perverse bias or an intent to go wrong. Monstrous and preposterous refer to what is overwhelmingly absurd; as, "O monstrous! eleven buckram men grown out of two," Shakespeare 1 King Henry IV, act ii, sc. 4. The ridiculous or the nonsensical is worthy only to be laughed at. The lunatic's claim to be a king is ridiculous; the Mother Goose rimes are nonsensical. Compare INCONGRUOUS.

   Synonyms:
   absurd, anomalous, chimerical, erroneous, foolish, ill-advised, ill-considered, ill-judged, inconclusive, incorrect, infatuated, irrational, ludicrous, mistaken, monstrous, nonsensical, paradoxical, preposterous, ridiculous, senseless, stupid, unreasonable, wild

   Antonyms:
   certain, consistent, demonstrable, demonstrated, established, incontestable, incontrovertible, indisputable, indubitable, infallible, logical, rational, reasonable, sagacious, sensible, sound, substantial, true, undeniable, unquestionable, wise

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1. false

   Synonyms:
   untrue, erroneous, fallacious, sophistical, spurious, deceptive, fabrication, counterfeit, mendacious, sham, mock, bogus, unfaithful, fib, falsity, fiction, dishonorable, faithless

   Antonyms:
   true, correct, sound, conclusive, authentic, real, genuine, candid, honorable, faithful

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1. falseadjective

   not in accordance with the fact or reality or actuality

   "gave false testimony under oath"; "false tales of bravery"

   Synonyms:
   off-key, mistaken, simulated, imitation, faux, untrue, assumed, delusive, sham, put on, pretended, sour, fake, fictitious, fictive

   Antonyms:
   apodictic, honest, actual, sure, sincere, honorable, true, truthful, literal, right, echt, genuine, correct, apodeictic, natural, harmonious, realistic, valid, real, constant

2. false, mistakenadjective

   arising from error

   "a false assumption"; "a mistaken view of the situation"

   Synonyms:
   off-key, fake, mistaken, imitation, sour, delusive, fictive, simulated, put on, assumed, faux, misguided, fictitious, sham, pretended, untrue

   Antonyms:
   apodictic, constant, honorable, echt, valid, realistic, sincere, real, natural, honest, genuine, true, correct, right, sure, apodeictic, actual, truthful, literal, harmonious

3. falseadjective

   erroneous and usually accidental

   "a false start"; "a false alarm"

   Synonyms:
   off-key, mistaken, simulated, imitation, faux, untrue, assumed, delusive, sham, put on, pretended, sour, fake, fictitious, fictive

   Antonyms:
   true, honorable, correct, real, truthful, genuine, honest, valid, right, apodictic, harmonious, echt, sure, literal, realistic, natural, constant, sincere, actual, apodeictic

4. falseadjective

   deliberately deceptive

   "false pretenses"

   Synonyms:
   off-key, mistaken, simulated, imitation, faux, untrue, assumed, delusive, sham, put on, pretended, sour, fake, fictitious, fictive

   Antonyms:
   sincere, truthful, apodictic, true, honorable, literal, right, harmonious, genuine, constant, real, realistic, echt, correct, apodeictic, valid, actual, natural, sure, honest

5. delusive, falseadjective

   inappropriate to reality or facts

   "delusive faith in a wonder drug"; "delusive expectations"; "false hopes"

   Synonyms:
   off-key, mistaken, simulated, imitation, faux, untrue, assumed, delusive, sham, pretended, sour, fake, put on, fictitious, fictive

   Antonyms:
   honorable, natural, genuine, truthful, right, realistic, real, harmonious, constant, sure, correct, echt, true, valid, apodeictic, actual, apodictic, honest, sincere, literal

6. fake, false, faux, imitation, simulatedadjective

   not genuine or real; being an imitation of the genuine article

   "it isn't fake anything; it's real synthetic fur"; "faux pearls"; "false teeth"; "decorated with imitation palm leaves"; "a purse of simulated alligator hide"

   Synonyms:
   bastard, fake, put on, mistaken, imitation, sour, delusive, fictive, simulated, faux, assumed, bogus, phoney, fictitious, sham, phony, off-key, pretended, untrue

   Antonyms:
   constant, apodeictic, truthful, correct, honest, actual, right, apodictic, echt, honorable, genuine, sure, natural, harmonious, true, sincere, real, realistic, literal, valid

7. falseadjective

   designed to deceive

   "a suitcase with a false bottom"

   Synonyms:
   off-key, mistaken, simulated, imitation, faux, untrue, assumed, delusive, sham, put on, pretended, sour, fake, fictitious, fictive

   Antonyms:
   apodeictic, valid, right, natural, echt, sincere, correct, harmonious, truthful, real, honorable, true, actual, sure, realistic, apodictic, honest, genuine, constant, literal

8. false, off-key, souradjective

   inaccurate in pitch

   "a false (or sour) note"; "her singing was off key"

   Synonyms:
   off-key, fake, saturnine, turned, mistaken, imitation, sour, delusive, fictive, morose, simulated, put on, dark, off, moody, assumed, rancid, dour, sullen, faux, fictitious, sham, glowering, pretended, glum, untrue

   Antonyms:
   genuine, literal, harmonious, constant, natural, right, sincere, actual, apodeictic, realistic, real, honest, apodictic, echt, valid, truthful, correct, true, sure, honorable

9. assumed, false, fictitious, fictive, pretended, put on, shamadjective

   adopted in order to deceive

   "an assumed name"; "an assumed cheerfulness"; "a fictitious address"; "fictive sympathy"; "a pretended interest"; "a put-on childish voice"; "sham modesty"

   Synonyms:
   off-key, fancied, fake, mistaken, imitation, sour, delusive, fictive, simulated, put on, fictional, assumed, faux, fictitious, sham, fabricated, pretended, untrue

   Antonyms:
   valid, apodeictic, real, natural, sure, sincere, realistic, constant, truthful, actual, literal, apodictic, genuine, right, correct, harmonious, honorable, echt, honest, true

10. false, untrueadverb

    (used especially of persons) not dependable in devotion or affection; unfaithful

    "a false friend"; "when lovers prove untrue"

    Synonyms:
    off-key, fake, mistaken, imitation, sour, delusive, fictive, simulated, put on, assumed, faux, out of true, fictitious, sham, pretended, untrue

    Antonyms:
    realistic, apodictic, sure, genuine, correct, truthful, sincere, honorable, constant, apodeictic, echt, honest, literal, true, harmonious, actual, natural, right, valid, real

11. faithlessly, traitorously, treacherously, treasonably, falseadverb

    in a disloyal and faithless manner

    "he behaved treacherously"; "his wife played him false"

    Synonyms:
    traitorously, treasonably, faithlessly, treacherously

    Antonyms:
    honorable, constant, harmonious, natural, genuine, sure, right, correct, apodictic, literal, honest, truthful, actual, apodeictic, real, true, sincere, realistic, valid, echt

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1. falseadjective

   Synonyms:
   untrue, not true

2. falseadjective

   Synonyms:
   dishonest, perfidious, treacherous, unveracious, mendacious, faithless, truthless, untruthful, disingenuous, dishonorable, double-tongued, double-faced, false-hearted

3. falseadjective

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   counterfeit, spurious, forged, not genuine, feigned, hypocritical, clap-trap

4. falseadjective

   Synonyms:
   incorrect, improper, erroneous

5. falseadjective

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   fallacious, deceptive, deceiving, deceitful, delusive, misleading, disappointing

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1. falseadjective

   Synonyms:
   spurious, forged, counterfeit, sham, supposititious, unauthentic, bogus, feigned, fallacious, make believe, hypocritical, assumed, pseudo, sophistical, untenable, unveracious, dishonest, erroneous, untruthful, disloyal, perfidious, traitorous, disingenuous, insincere, recreant, faithless, unfaithful

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1. List of paraphrases for "false":

   fake, untrue, wrong, bogus, spurious, forged, counterfeit, incorrect, erroneous, phony, fraudulent, inaccurate, mistaken, phoney, faux, misleading, disingenuous, untruthful, fallacious, sham, dummy, scythe, trumped-up, fictitious, misguided, incidental, deceptive, forgery, fakes, flawed, mock

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1. Royal Marines.Jenny Afia:

   All these allegations are false as the Mail on Sunday and the MailOnline have now accepted, albeit after considerable damage was already done.

2. Ambassador Danon:

   Peter Anthony Gallo, an international lawyer and former investigator for the UNs own watchdog, the OIOS, told Fox News that Peter Anthony Gallo was not surprised by the allegations. [ They ] do not surprise me in the slightest ; there is nothing unusual in them and they could just as easily have come from any one of a number of Organizations in the UN system because they reflect the management culture of disregard for the staff, disregard for the rules and a general air of entitlement and impunity, he said. Gallo who himself was a whistleblower at the U.N. and now director of, Hear their Cries, a group that reports on sexual abuse and exploitation around the world and at the UN. The problem is that U.N. agencies control their own investigative functions and deal with disciplinary matters internally. The result is that instead of being a means of addressing misconduct and wrongdoing, the internal justice system is more of a tool for intimidating any staff members who dare to report misconduct by senior staff, such as by Krahenbuhl and his cronies. Following reports that both Switzerland and the Netherlands suspended their funding to UNRWA, Israels United Nations Ambassador Danny Danon called upon all of the international to suspend funding. The report reveals alarming, but not surprising, findings. In addition to propagating false information about its refugee population, UNRWA has in recent years worked to redirect world funds to continue this corruption industry that has served its leadership. The international community, which generously finances UNRWA, must immediately suspend the budgets assigned to the agency. Ambassador Danon said. CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP The aid money should be gradually transferred to the UNHCR( UN High Commissioner for Refugees), instead of helping the UNRWA leadership continue engaging in a series of ethical offenses.

3. Police Chief Timothy Longo:

   That doesn’t mean that something terrible didn’t happen to Jackie that night, there’s a difference between a false allegation and something that happened that may be different than what was reported in that article.

4. An ICE spokesman:

   Despite false rumors to the contrary, ICE does not conduct immigration enforcement operations at hurricane evacuation sites or shelters, such as during and immediately after hurricanes.

5. Charles Grassley:

   Our government apparently didn't catch the false address in Pakistan that she listed on her application.