false
adjective
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- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 adjective
not in accordance with the fact or reality or actuality
gave false testimony under oath
Related & opposite
- wrong also see
- counterfeit also see
- dishonest also see
- insincere also see
- true antonym
- trueness attribute
- falsehood derivation
- falseness derivation
- mendacious similar to
- spurious similar to
- trumped-upa similar to
- untrue similar to
Sense 2 adverb
in a disloyal and faithless manner
he behaved treacherously
Related & opposite
- perfidious derived from
- faithless derived from
Sense 3 adjective
arising from error
a false assumption
Related & opposite
Sense 4 adjective
erroneous and usually accidental
a false start
Related & opposite
- invalid similar to
Sense 5 adjective
deliberately deceptive
false pretenses
Related & opposite
- inconstancy derivation
- falsehood derivation
- insincere similar to
Sense 6 adjective
inappropriate to reality or facts
delusive faith in a wonder drug
Related & opposite
- falseness derivation
- deceive derivation
- unrealistic similar to
Sense 7 adjective
not genuine or real; being an imitation of the genuine article
it isn't fake anything; it's real synthetic fur
Related & opposite
- fake derivation
- artificial similar to
Sense 8 adjective
designed to deceive
a suitcase with a false bottom
Related & opposite
- dishonest similar to
Sense 9 adjective
inaccurate in pitch
a false (or sour) note
Related & opposite
- inharmonious similar to
Sense 10 adjective
adopted in order to deceive
an assumed name
Related & opposite
- fake derivation
- insincerity derivation
- fabrication derivation
- role player derivation
- counterfeit similar to
Sense 11 adjective
(used especially of persons) not dependable in devotion or affection; unfaithful
a false friend
Related & opposite
- insincerity derivation
- falseness derivation
- inconstant similar to
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | also see | Related & opposite | wrong |
| 1 | also see | Related & opposite | counterfeit |
| 1 | also see | Related & opposite | dishonest |
| 1 | also see | Related & opposite | insincere |
| 1 | antonym | Related & opposite | true |
| 1 | attribute | Related & opposite | trueness |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | falsehood |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | falseness |
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | mendacious |
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | spurious |
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | trumped-upa |
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | untrue |
| 2 | derived from | Related & opposite | perfidious |
| 2 | derived from | Related & opposite | faithless |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | falseness |
| 3 | similar to | Related & opposite | wrong |
| 4 | similar to | Related & opposite | invalid |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | inconstancy |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | falsehood |
| 5 | similar to | Related & opposite | insincere |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | falseness |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | deceive |
| 6 | similar to | Related & opposite | unrealistic |
| 7 | derivation | Related & opposite | fake |
| 7 | similar to | Related & opposite | artificial |
| 8 | similar to | Related & opposite | dishonest |
| 9 | similar to | Related & opposite | inharmonious |
| 10 | derivation | Related & opposite | fake |
| 10 | derivation | Related & opposite | insincerity |
| 10 | derivation | Related & opposite | fabrication |
| 10 | derivation | Related & opposite | role player |
| 10 | similar to | Related & opposite | counterfeit |
| 11 | derivation | Related & opposite | insincerity |
| 11 | derivation | Related & opposite | falseness |
| 11 | similar to | Related & opposite | inconstant |