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untrue, mistaken, assumed, fictitious, fictive, pretended, put on, sham, off-key, sour, fake, faux, imitation, simulated, delusive, hollow, faithlessly, traitorously, treacherously, treasonably Definition: (used especially of persons) not dependable in devotion or affection; unfaithful; "a false friend"; "when lovers prove untrue";arising from error; "a false assumption"; "a mistaken view of the situation";adopted in order to deceive; "an assumed name"; "an assumed cheerfulness"; "a fictitious address"; "fictive sympathy"; "a pretended interest"; "a put-on childish voice"; "sham modesty";inaccurate in pitch; "a false (or sour) note"; "her singing was off key";designed to deceive; "a suitcase with a false bottom";not genuine or real; being an imitation of the genuine article; "it isn''t fake anything; it''s real synthetic fur"; "faux pearls"; "false teeth"; "decorated with imitation palm leaves"; "a purse of simulated alligator hide";inappropriate to reality or facts; "delusive faith in a wonder drug"; "delusive expectations"; "false hopes";deliberately deceptive; "hollow (or false) promises"; "false pretenses";not in accordance with the fact or reality or actuality; "gave false testimony under oath"; "false tales of bravery";erroneous and usually accidental; "a false start"; "a false alarm";in a disloyal and faithless manner; "he behaved treacherously"; "his wife played him false";
See Also: dishonest, dishonorable, counterfeit, imitative, incorrect, wrong, insincere Pertainyms: traitorous, treasonable, treasonous, punic, perfidious, treacherous, faithless, unfaithful Attributes: truth, the true, verity
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