false
Meaning of false
noun
- One of two options on a true-or-false test.
The student received a failing grade for circling every true and false on her quiz.
- Untrue, not factual, factually incorrect.
- Based on factually incorrect premises.
false legislation, false punishment
- Spurious, artificial.
false teeth
- Of a state in Boolean logic that indicates a negative result.
- Uttering falsehood; dishonest or deceitful.
a false witness
- Not faithful or loyal, as to obligations, allegiance, vows, etc.; untrue; treacherous.
a false friend, lover, or subject; false to promises
- Not well founded; not firm or trustworthy; erroneous.
a false conclusion; a false construction in grammar
- 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.
false killer whale (a dolphin)
- Out of tune.
adverb
In a dishonest and disloyal way; falsely.
Information about false
- The plural form of false is: falses.
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Hyphenation of false
false
- It consists of 1 syllables and 5 chars.
- false is a word monosyllabic because it has one syllable
false synonyms
Meaning mistaken:
Meaning hollow:
Meaning delusive:
Meaning fake:
fake, faux, imitation, simulated
Meaning off-key:
Meaning assumed:
assumed, fictitious, fictive, pretended, sham
Meaning untrue:
Meaning faithlessly:
faithlessly, traitorously, treacherously, treasonably
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false antonyms
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Translation of false
- French: erronné, faux, fausse, illusoire, trompeur
- German: falsch, unwahr
- Spanish: mentira, falso, engañoso, falsa, engañosa, ilusorio, ilusoria
- Portuguese: falso, ilusório, equivocado, enganador
- Italian: falso, ingannevole, illusorio
Anagrams of false
alefs, fales, feals, fleas, leafs
Words that rhyme with false
nonfalse, unfalse, halse, salse, valse
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