false

adjectives

not in accordance with the fact or reality or actuality
"gave false testimony under oath"; "false tales of bravery"
false
is derived from
falseness
is derived from
falsity
antonym
true
is similar to
intentionally untrue
"a mendacious statement"
mendacious
is similar to
plausible but false
"a specious claim"; "spurious inferences"
specious, spurious
is similar to
concocted with intent to deceive
"trumped-up charges"
trumped-up
is similar to
not according with the facts
"unfortunately the statement was simply untrue"
untrue
see also
not correct; not in conformity with fact or truth
"an incorrect calculation"; "the report in the paper is wrong"; "your information is wrong"; "the clock showed the wrong time"; "found themselves on the wrong road"; "based on the wrong assumptions"
incorrect, wrong
see also
not genuine; imitating something superior
"counterfeit emotion"; "counterfeit money"; "counterfeit works of art"; "a counterfeit prince"
counterfeit, imitative
see also
deceptive or fraudulent; disposed to cheat or defraud or deceive
dishonest, dishonorable
see also
lacking sincerity
"a charming but thoroughly insincere woman"; "their praise was extravagant and insincere"
insincere
is an attribute of
conformity to reality or actuality
"they debated the truth of the proposition"; "the situation brought home to us the blunt truth of the military threat"; "he was famous for the truth of his portraits"; "he turned to religion in his search for eternal verities"
the true, trueness, truth, verity
arising from error
"a false assumption"; "a mistaken view of the situation"
false, mistaken
is derived from
falseness
is derived from
falsity
erroneous and usually accidental
"a false start"; "a false alarm"
false
is similar to
having no cogency or legal force
"invalid reasoning"; "an invalid driver's license"
invalid
deliberately deceptive
"false pretenses"
false
is derived from
falseness
is derived from
falsity
is similar to
lacking sincerity
"a charming but thoroughly insincere woman"; "their praise was extravagant and insincere"
insincere
inappropriate to reality or facts
"delusive faith in a wonder drug"; "delusive expectations"; "false hopes"
delusive, false
is derived from
falseness
is derived from
falsity
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"
fake, false, faux, imitation, simulated
designed to deceive
"a suitcase with a false bottom"
false
is similar to
deceptive or fraudulent; disposed to cheat or defraud or deceive
dishonest, dishonorable
inaccurate in pitch
"a false (or sour) note"; "her singing was off key"
false, off-key, sour
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"
assumed, false, fictitious, fictive, pretended, put on, sham
is derived from
falseness
(used especially of persons) not dependable in devotion or affection; unfaithful
"a false friend"; "when lovers prove untrue"
false, untrue
is derived from
falseness
is derived from
falsity

adverbs

in a disloyal and faithless manner
"he behaved treacherously"; "his wife played him false"
faithlessly, false, traitorously, treacherously, treasonably