1
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
However, this rumor is untrue as there are only small bottom-feeding sharks in San Francisco Bay, according to BOP.
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Melina Khan, USA Today, 5 May 2025
It has been ingrained in wine drinkers that Riesling is the best pairing for foods with a kick, which is not untrue.
—Emily Cappiello, Forbes.com, 5 May 2025
All of that was untrue as well because she was born and raised in India and lived in poverty throughout her childhood.
—Hazlitt, 30 Apr. 2025
Defamation claims must involve statements that are measurable, like untrue assertion of fact; statements of opinion are not defamatory.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 19 Apr. 2025
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Melina Khan, USA Today, 5 May 2025
It has been ingrained in wine drinkers that Riesling is the best pairing for foods with a kick, which is not untrue.
—Emily Cappiello, Forbes.com, 5 May 2025
All of that was untrue as well because she was born and raised in India and lived in poverty throughout her childhood.
—Hazlitt, 30 Apr. 2025
Defamation claims must involve statements that are measurable, like untrue assertion of fact; statements of opinion are not defamatory.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 19 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for untrue
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But at these later stages, none of the remaining instances were in an erroneous state.—
John Timmer,
ArsTechnica,
6 June 2025
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Meta said that its new policies had helped reduce erroneous content removals in the US by half without broadly exposing users to more offensive content than before the changes.—
Paresh Dave,
Wired News,
29 May 2025
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Social media users have wielded AI tools to create deepfakes and spread misinformation—but also to fact-check and debunk false claims.—
Andrew R. Chow,
Time,
12 June 2025
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On Wednesday, Dobbins addressed the story about his false claims.—
Jen McCaffrey,
New York Times,
12 June 2025
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Retailers today face a complex mix of labor shortages, inconsistent customer service, inaccurate inventory data and rising customer expectations.—
Brett Beveridge,
Forbes.com,
6 June 2025
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Of course, using AI models for intelligence analysis raises concerns about confabulation, where the models generate plausible-sounding, inaccurate information.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
6 June 2025
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Michael Fassbender plays a British intelligence officer tasked with finding who leaked a top-secret software program and betrayed their country, and the list of five potentially traitorous suspects includes his own high-profile wife (Cate Blanchett).—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
10 May 2025
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Smith made out their former collaborators to be ungrateful and traitorous, and the kids weren't given the space to question her command.—
Zoey Lyttle,
People.com,
18 Apr. 2025
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Earlier this year, the company’s shareholders voted against a proposal to halt shipments of arms to Israel on the grounds that premise of the proposal was incorrect.—
Glenn Taylor,
Sourcing Journal,
13 June 2025
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More: Biden to create two new national monuments in California The Justice Department determined an opinion from the U.S. Attorney General nearly a century ago was incorrect.—
Dinah Voyles Pulver,
USA Today,
13 June 2025
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Both have been neglected for years: Bridges are crumbling, school buildings disintegrating, and trains — once a symbol of German efficiency — are now so unreliable that some lines are banned from neighboring Switzerland’s railways.—
Tom Chivers,
semafor.com,
4 June 2025
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He’s also become notoriously unreliable as a live act, particularly in the Twin Cities.—
Ross Raihala,
Twin Cities,
3 June 2025
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And then what happens when taxpayers are given the wrong answer?—
Tax Notes Staff,
Forbes.com,
10 June 2025
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For HBCUs, the moment is reminiscent of the era decades ago when Black colleges were compelled to argue that school segregation was wrong but also needed to maintain government support for their institutions, said Marybeth Gasman, a Rutgers University professor who has studied the history of HBCUs.—
Cheyanne Mumphrey,
Los Angeles Times,
9 June 2025
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“Untrue.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/untrue. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.
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