UNTRUE Synonyms: 121 Similar and Opposite Words

untrue

adjective

ˌən-ˈtrü

Definition of untrue

as in erroneous

not being in agreement with what is true "the sky is purple" is an untrue statement

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as in false

not true in one's allegiance to someone or something untrue to his country in its time of need

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Recent Examples of untrue Superstitions and stories prevail because this area is perceived to have more disappearances than other parts of the world, but this is untrue. — Andrea Romano, Travel + Leisure, 15 July 2026 To have people tearing her down and making hurtful and untrue claims is bad enough but to drag her children into it is just beyond the pale. — Stylecaster Editors, StyleCaster, 14 July 2026 They were initially rumored to make up the album cover, but that proved untrue when Bridgers formally announced Lost Weekend and posted the official glitchy cover art (that was shot by Olof Grind, who also captured Punisher). — Angie Martoccio, Rolling Stone, 6 July 2026 Many of the accusations—that the museum does not celebrate the country enough, that the Founding Fathers are not given significant space—ring as simply untrue for those who know the museum well. — Kelsey Ables, The Atlantic, 6 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for untrue

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Reports based on the erroneous California Crash Reporting System entry surfaced Monday night, prompting Shanahan to address the crash Tuesday.

— Cam Inman, Mercury News, 28 July 2026
However, the vast majority of these folks did not actually vote, and many asked for their erroneous registrations to be purged, contrary to the Republican fantasy that millions of noncitizens are all gunning to illegally vote.

— New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 26 July 2026

Definition of erroneous

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Bryan Kohberger, who pleaded guilty to stabbing four University of Idaho students to death and waived his right to appeal, is now seeking post-conviction relief by claiming his plea was false.

— Chadd Cripe. Produced with AI assistance, Idaho Statesman, 30 July 2026
On Friday, Tench was arrested on 99 felony charges, which include 33 counts of bid-rigging, 33 of first-degree forgery and 33 of filing false documents.

— Caroline Silva, AJC.com, 30 July 2026

Definition of false

Adjective

However, working against the backup units, Kilgore has found himself around the ball quite a bit, even picking off an inaccurate pass from Shane Buechele on Saturday.

— Joe Buscaglia, New York Times, 1 Aug. 2026
Rank's defense argued that video from the security camera and from body cameras on scene clearly demonstrated that Special Agent Berger's version of events was inaccurate.

— Conor Wight, CBS News, 30 July 2026

Definition of inaccurate

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Telemachus’ lone contribution is killing Melanthius, the traitorous Ithacan farmhand, thus preventing him from continuing to arm the suitors.

— Marlow Stern, Variety, 17 July 2026
And at the very center of Hell is Satan himself, the traitorous Archangel Lucifer, depicted as a monstrous creature with wings and three heads.

— Keith Cooper, Space.com, 11 May 2026

Definition of traitorous

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At the World Cup, there were at least six examples of incorrect or — to be generous — highly dubious interventions that made reasonable on-field decisions worse across the 104 matches.

— Graham Scott, New York Times, 22 July 2026
In September, the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services sent a notice denying her coverage, citing incorrect income information and stating she wasn't disabled, according to Kolosova and state documents reviewed by KFF Health News.

— Rachana Pradhan, NPR, 20 July 2026

Definition of incorrect

Adjective

Chemical cues floating in the air in the natural environment are often sparse and unreliable.

— Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 1 Aug. 2026
The elimination of the TPS program affects more than 300,000 Haitians nationwide, who now face the possibility of deportation to a country beset by widespread gang warfare, unreliable healthcare, cholera outbreaks and deadly drone attacks.

— Marc Ramirez, USA Today, 31 July 2026

Definition of unreliable

Adjective

Seneca, the Roman philosopher, argued that people kept getting the message of Homer’s epic poems wrong.

— John Blake, CNN Money, 2 Aug. 2026
One person was killed and two others were critically injured when a wrong-way driver crashed into several other vehicles on Friday evening on the Dan Ryan Expressway on the South Side of Chicago.

— Todd Feurer, CBS News, 1 Aug. 2026

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