false | Definition of false

Synonyms and Antonyms of false

1 not being in agreement with what is true

early reports about the explosion contained much false information

Synonyms of false

erroneous, inaccurate, incorrect, inexact, invalid, off, unsound, untrue, untruthful, wrong

Words Related to false

specious, spurious

deceptive, delusive, delusory, distorted, fallacious, fictitious, illusory, misleading

amiss, askew, awry

deceitful, dishonest, fraudulent, lying, mendacious

unconfirmed, unproven, untested

fabricated, invented, made-up, trumped-up

Phrases Synonymous with false

Near Antonyms of false

confirmed, demonstrated, established, proven, tested

faultless, flawless, impeccable, letter-perfect, perfect

Antonyms of false

accurate, correct, errorless, exact, factual, precise, proper, right, sound, true, valid, veracious

2 being such in appearance only and made with or manufactured from usually cheaper materials

George Washington's false teeth were not made of wood but of elephant ivory and cow's teeth

Synonyms of false

artificial, bogus, dummy, ersatz, factitious, fake, faux, imitation, imitative, man-made, mimic, mock, pretend, sham, simulated, substitute, synthetic

Words Related to false

cultured, manufactured, process

adulterated, designer, doctored, engineered, fudged, juggled, manipulated, tampered (with)

concocted, fabricated

counterfeit, deceptive, forged, fraudulent, misleading, phony (also phoney)

affected, brummagem, feigned, pinchbeck, pseudo, spurious

Near Antonyms of false

authentic, bona fide, legitimate, true

premium, quality, valuable

pure, unadulterated

Antonyms of false

genuine, natural, real

3 being such in appearance only and made or manufactured with the intention of committing fraud

arrested for selling false ID cards to teenagers

Synonyms of false

bogus, counterfeit, fake, forged, inauthentic, phony (also phoney), queer, sham, snide, spurious, unauthentic

Words Related to false

artificial, factitious, imitation, man-made, mimic, mock, simulated, substitute, synthetic

dummy, nonfunctioning, ornamental

cultured, fabricated, manufactured

deceptive, delusive, misleading

Near Antonyms of false

actual, true, valid

Antonyms of false

authentic, bona fide, genuine, real, unfaked

4 lacking in natural or spontaneous quality

so much of the sympathy that the widow received was false and hypocritical, since it came from people who never liked her husband in the first place

Synonyms of false

affected, artificial, assumed, bogus