Thesaurus: false

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1. superl. Uttering falsehood; unveracious; given to deceit; dishnest; as, a false witness.
2. superl. Not faithful or loyal, as to obligations, allegiance, vows, etc.; untrue; treacherous; perfidious; as, a false friend, lover, or subject; false to promises.
3. superl. Not according with truth or reality; not true; fitted or likely to deceive or disappoint; as, a false statement.
4. superl. Not genuine or real; assumed or designed to deceive; counterfeit; hypocritical; as, false tears; false modesty; false colors; false jewelry.
5. superl. Not well founded; not firm or trustworthy; erroneous; as, a false claim; a false conclusion; a false construction in grammar.
6. superl. Not essential or permanent, as parts of a structure which are temporary or supplemental.
7. superl. Not in tune.
8. adv. Not truly; not honestly; falsely.
9. a. To report falsely; to falsify.
10. a. To betray; to falsify.
11. a. To mislead by want of truth; to deceive.
12. a. To feign; to pretend to make.