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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The couple was convicted in 2022 of conspiring to defraud banks out of more than $30 million in loans by submitting false documents.—
Eric Tucker,
Chicago Tribune,
30 May 2025
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His career was on a steady rise until a series of accusations and investigations in the mid-2000s — including tax evasion, fraud and making false statements — landed him in prison.—
Rachel Raposas,
People.com,
30 May 2025
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Ortega also explained that her age makes people assume an inaccurate sense of naiveté.—
Wesley Stenzel,
EW.com,
28 May 2025
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But this is inaccurate as grid-scale storage batteries (BESS) can resolve this problem.—
Ian Dexter Palmer,
Forbes.com,
27 May 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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The senators are incorrect three times, and surely more.—
John Tamny,
Forbes.com,
2 June 2025
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But here’s the twist: both might technically be incorrect.—
Simon Perry,
People.com,
27 May 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
Adjective
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For affluent Latino parents Enrique and Ilana Gomez, this moment goes hilariously wrong from the start, when their daughter Yoli invites her Mexican-born intended Marcos over to the family’s Pasadena home for dinner.—
Pam Kragen,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
30 May 2025
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Edwards and Randle have been firmly in his corner, which has helped Finch hold the team accountable when things are going wrong.—
Jon Krawczynski,
New York Times,
30 May 2025
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“Untrue.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/untrue. Accessed 11 Jun. 2025.
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