false
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(r) in a disloyal and faithless manner
- he behaved treacherously
- his wife played him false
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(a) not in accordance with the fact or reality or actuality
- gave false testimony under oath
- false tales of bravery
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(s) arising from error
- a false assumption
- a mistaken view of the situation
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(s) erroneous and usually accidental
- a false start
- a false alarm
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(s) deliberately deceptive
- false pretenses
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(s) inappropriate to reality or facts
- delusive faith in a wonder drug
- delusive expectations
- false hopes
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(s) 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
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(s) designed to deceive
- a suitcase with a false bottom
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(s) inaccurate in pitch
- a false (or sour) note
- her singing was off key
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(s) 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
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(s) (used especially of persons) not dependable in devotion or affection; unfaithful
- a false friend
- when lovers prove untrue
Synonyms
faithlessly traitorously treacherously treasonably mistaken delusive faux imitation simulated fake off-key sour assumed fictive pretended put on sham fictitious untrueAntonyms
trueSee also
dishonest dishonorable counterfeit imitative incorrect wrong insincereWords of close approximity
false alarm
false alumroot
false asphodel
false azalea
false baby's breath
false beachdrops
false belief
false bittersweet
false bottom
false bracken
false buckthorn
false bugbane
false calyx
false chamomile
false deathcap
false dogwood
false dragonhead
false dragon head
false face
false flax
false foxglove
false fruit
false garlic
false gavial
false glottis
false goatsbeard
false gromwell
false hair
false heather
false hellebore
falsehood
false imprisonment
false indigo
false labor
false lily of the valley
false lupine
falsely
false mallow
false mildew
false mistletoe
false miterwort
false mitrewort
false morel
false name
falseness
false nettle
false oat
false pimpernel
false pregnancy
false pretence
false pretense
false ragweed
false return
false rue
false rue anemone
false saber-toothed tiger
false saffron
false sago
false sarsaparilla
false scorpion
false smut
false tamarisk
false teeth
false topaz
false truffle
falsetto
false vampire
false vampire bat
false verdict
false vocal cord
false vocal fold
false wintergreen
false witness