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Meaning
Adj
●
Untrue, not
factual
,
factually
incorrect.
●
Based on
factually
incorrect
premises.
●
Spurious, artificial.
●
Uttering
falsehood
;
dishonest
or deceitful.
●
Not
faithful
or
loyal
,
as to
obligations
,
allegiance
,
vows
, etc.;
untrue
; treacherous.
●
Not well
founded
; not
firm
or
trustworthy
; erroneous.
●
Not
essential
or
permanent
, as
parts
of a structure which are
temporary
or supplemental.
●
Used in the
vernacular name
of a
species
(or group of
species
)
together with
the
name
of another
species
to which it is
similar
in appearance.
●
In Music:
Out of tune.
●
In Electronics:
one of two
states
of a Boolean
variable
;
logic
0.
Verb
●
In Electronics & Telecommunications:
To
incorrectly
decode
noise
as if
it were a
valid
signal.
●
To
violate
, to
betray
(a
promise
, an
agreement
, one’s
faith
, etc.).
●
To
counterfeit
, to forge.
●
To make
false
, to
corrupt
from something
true
or real.
Adv
●
In a
dishonest
and
disloyal
way; falsely.
Noun
●
One of two
options
on a
true-or-false
test, that not
representing
true.
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Origin
false
English
false
Middle English (1100-1500)
fals
Old English (ca. 450-1100)
falsus
Latin
fallere
Latin
Sourced from
Etym
Synonyms
Lease
Phoney
Fake
Trumped-Up
Faked
Phonies
Invented
Fictitious
Fallacious
Misguided
Nonfactual
Mendacious
Unfaithful
Erroneous
Counterfactual
Bastard
Concocted
Wrong
Inaccurate
Fabricated
Falsified
Phony
Prevaricated
Deceptive
Untruthful
Untrue
Faux
Spurious
Fraudulent
Fakes
Artificial
Deceitful
Incorrect
Bogus
Bad
Wrongs
Made Up
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Antonyms
Real
True
Related
Baseless
True
Unfounded
Misleading
Negative
Invalid
Null
Dishonest
Irrelevant
Unsubstantiated
Absurd
Meaningless
Unrealistic
Factual
Malicious
Faulty
Correct
Unfair
Flawed
Unreliable
Accurate
Zero
0
Unreasonable
Irrational
Ridiculous
Immoral
Legitimate
Positive
Mistaken
Contradictory
Defective
1
Genuine
Distorted
Questionable
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